Lin Zhe is the pen name of a noted contemporary Chinese novelist and screenwriter. Altogether Ms. Lin has written fourteen novels, which largely deal with women s issues. Two Chinese television series have been based on this novel, her first to appear in English. George A. Fowler is a freelance translator of four Asian languages. He has also translated the classic Indonesian Malay novel, Sitti Nurbaya. After living and working in Asia for over 30 years, he and his wife, Scholastica Auyong, currently live in the Seattle WA, area.