James van Loon besides being a novelist is a university psychology instructor, chartered psychologist, and international consultant. His artistic and scientific journey is one of many divergent paths, spanning a brief career as a radio disc jockey in his native USA, an introspective experience as a monk, and academic studies of literature and psychology in several European and North American universities. His peregrinations have taken him to the cobbled streets of old European towns speckled with cafes and compelling characters, where he nurtured his passion for research and writing. He has lectured at universities in Italy, Spain, Germany, England, Sweden, and the U.S.A. where he has also taught creative writing at the Writers Garret.

Paola Bortolotti has been a passionate linguist, an accomplished translator, and writer all her life. Her deep interest for the arts, as a model, painter, and a porcelain artist, have contributed to a unique, multifaceted approach to life and texts, including her fictional writing. She has won the prestigious De Witt Literary Prize, as well as received much other praise for her writing. A compelling fascination for the other in realities and perspectives as different from her own native Italian background has taken her to different parts of the world and total cultural experiences. She lives in a picturesque corner of Tuscany.

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