How did the author decide to portray Paris during wartime — was it based on personal research or imagination?
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How did the author decide to portray Paris during wartime — was it based on personal research or imagination?
Did anyone else feel the story’s pacing slowed down in the middle, or was that part of building suspense?
What inspired the choice to make the protagonist’s true identity so layered and ambiguous?