I started writing Solla-Rose’s fiction at 21 years old. At that time I had been struggling with an eating disorder for 4 years already, and it was only getting worse. I was very good at hiding it.

I created her because at 21 years old I left France for one year, with a visa to be an au pair in the States. Not going into details, but I got fired after 3 months, and it was the best thing that could have happened, really. It was the 1st day of the rest of my life, as we say.

But when it happened, it hurt. Imagine going back to France with nothing after 3 months, when I was supposed to stay 1 year — my pride was at rock bottom.

But Solla-Rose followed me. After that (un)fortunate event, I went to Venice Beach with no plans and a dream: dancing. This picture you see on the left, which is the back cover of my book, is from this little vacation that changed my life. April 2011 — the beginning of everything.