INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DEMON

• The quote by Isak Dinesen is from the book Out of Africa, which is also the author’s favorite movie.

• The liquor stores mentioned in the book were originally written as “package stores,” a New England term.

• The Borders store in chapter 2 was the location of the author’s first book signing of Demon.

• Esad is based loosely on the story of a local Bosnian tailor in the author’s home city.

• Sheila’s two boys, Justin and Caleb, are the two sons of the author’s friend since first grade, Julie.

• The star-shaped perfume bottle that used to sit on Aubrey’s bathroom counter is “Angel” by Thierry Mugler.

• Lucian’s “Carpe Brewem” sweatshirt in the coffee shop chapter came from Lazlo’s brewery in Lincoln, Nebraska.

• Lucian in the coffee shop (wearing the brewery sweatshirt) is the author’s friend, Scott.

• The Asian man on the plan with the receding hairline is the author’s father.

• Lucian’s “Animals Taste Good” T-shirt in the Commons chapter is made by David and Goliath.

• The author and her sister have a cameo at the bar at the Four Seasons Hotel.

• Every piece of art mentioned in the museum chapter was on display at the time of the chapter’s writing in 2005.

• The house in Haverhill is based on one owned by the author’s college friend, Heather.

• Clay’s small apartment building on Norfolk is based on one exactly like it in real life.

• The Gospel Room is a real church the size of a house across the street on Norfolk.

• The tea shop in Cambridge is called Tea Luxe in real life.

• All of the Bible searches conducted in Demon (based on BibleGateway.com) yielded the same results that Clay found at the time of Demon’s writing.

• Clay’s office exists as described in Cambridge, across from the former Quantum Books.

• The author is named for a Puccini opera. The operas mentioned in Demon are Puccini operas.

• The dim sum restaurant is the China Pearl, in Chinatown.

• The Four Seasons Bristol room was indeed refurbished just before the rewriting of Demon.

• The Grover book is a real book acquired by the author in the manner described by Clay.

• Clay’s Cabo getaway took place at the Riu resort.

You really do have a choice to make.

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