Goodreads asked Whitney Scharer:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Whitney Scharer I was inspired to write about Lee Miller after visiting an exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem called Lee Miller + Man Ray: Partners in Surrealism. Though I had studied photography for many years, I had never heard of Lee before seeing the exhibit. I was instantly captivated by her and so impressed by her talent. I was also annoyed—at myself for not knowing who she was, and at the world for not making her as big a name as Man Ray. Their relationship, which was tumultuous, was fascinating. I loved thinking of the power Lee had over Man, how that must have felt.

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