Goodreads asked Susan Dalessandro:

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Susan Dalessandro Ooh, this is a really good one! And first thing in the morning, it made my brain work harder than usual. I had a relative-not specifying who-when, after she died, the family discovered she had a daughter no one knew about in another country. That would make for a great story, having my mc go on a high school trip to this country, 'bumping into' the unknown daughter and taking things from there. There are a lot of directions the story could take. Hmm, it sounds like a great story idea for my next novel. Thanks for the question.

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