Barbara and Stephanie Keating grew up in Kenya. One sister now lives in Ireland, the other in France. This novel was their second cross-Channel collaboration and was followed by A Durable Fire and In Borrowed Light, which make up the Langani Trilogy.

Barbara and Stephanie Keating grew up in Kenya. One sister now lives in Ireland, the other in France. This novel was their second cross-Channel collaboration and was follwed by A Durable Fire and In Borrowed Light, which make up the Langani Trilogy.