Seven of my novels take place in the Southwest, in the Four Corners area which has been my home since 1973. I know these mountains, rivers, mesas and canyons well, so it's been natural for me to draw on my own personal experiences here.
Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining.
At my home in the southwest of France, I grow oak, hazel, and lemon trees in my backyard.
Well, I was born in El Paso, Texas, it was in the nearest hospital to the family farm.
Being in New Mexico was such a great experience for me, and I hope to get back there one day for some more films or TV.
The Corona Extra brand was launched in Austin, Texas. From Austin, where it was exclusively for three or four months, it became more widely available in that state and in others, primarily in the southwest and western United States.
I never tire of the drive from Phoenix to San Diego, and it is mostly desert, obviously, but you get different varieties of desert terrain.
My family is all from the Southwest. My great-great-grandfather was at the Battle of San Jacinto with Sam Houston.
I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.
I'd had no particular interest in the Southwest at all as a young girl, and I was completely surprised that the desert stole my heart to the extent it did.
I lived in Arizona, and I thought Florida was in California because I thought oranges came from the same place.
