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Goodreads asked Lisa Graham:

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

Lisa Graham The Art Trip is a romcom novel based around a school trip to Rome and Florence in the late Nineties, and it draws on some favourite themes and passions of mine. Like a lot of people, I have a great love of Italy and take trips there when I can. I studied history and art history, so revisiting some of the most memorable sites and works of art through my novel was a real pleasure. My school days loom large in my life, as they do for many of us. It’s such a formative time, and as the daughter of two teachers I have a little insight into life behind the staffroom door too. A dose of Nineties nostalgia was hard to resist, being in my thirties and seeing some of the trends in music and fashion coming back around again today. Hopefully the combination of these themes brings a few smiles to my readers, whether at memories of Italy, their own school days, Nineties wardrobes or cassette collections!

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