Goodreads asked Kathleen Fair:

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

Kathleen Fair Many years ago, I spent two summers doing archaeological work in Winchester, UK. My site both summers was the ruins of the twelfth century bishop's palace built by Bishop Henry of Blois. I did some research on him long before the internet made international research possible. Then about 6 years ago, while wandering in cyberspace I found translations of some letters written by his mother, the Countess Adele. I was hooked. A picture formed in my mind of a elderly nun receiving news from and about her sons--one a powerful bishop, the other a king. From that image this book grew.

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