
I first went there with my mother, who was studying French, when I was four years old. Yes, I've lived in Paris on and off throughout my life. Of course, there were many more "what ifs" that went into the story. So I thought, what if a young girl who loved art, somehow ended up stealing it? And a part of Vidalia was born. What interested me was that he was stealing these things, not to make money, but because he loved them.

I got it where I get most of my ideas, by looking at things that really happen and then asking, "what if?" When I was starting to write Vidalia, I read a story about an art thief who had spent years stealing small works of art from museums and churches in Europe, only to keep them in his small apartment in Switzerland. Where did you get your idea for VIDALIA IN PARIS?
