Renata and Phil RoseRenata Rose - Canberra - First Author is the daughter of the main characters and recorded her parents stories as she found them very interesting. She transcribed them and changed the stories into a novel, adding characters and embellisments to some o the facts. Historical details were not altered in any way. Phil Rose - Canberra - Second Author is an academic and lectures in Chinese dialects and forensic Linguistics - Phil has published many academic works and when he read the book he said he could improve it. He is a keen historian with his excellent language skills he helped refine and polish the story. He also speaks many languages and transcibed the most interesting recording from German to English and has them on his website for people to listen to. Read More Read Less