Linda Banks has worked as a teacher, university chaplain, and pastor and presently concentrates on writing. Robert Banks has taught theology and history at universities and seminaries in various countries, and written several award-winning books. Their deep interest in China and its people has resulted in a number of visits over the years. They are members of the Yale-Edinburgh Group on World Christianity and History of Mission. Together they have written two earlier books on Australian women missionaries in China, View from the Faraway Pagoda (2013), and They Shall See His Face (2018).