Liz Mohn and Andrea Stoll met during early conversations for a film about Reinhard Mohn, the husband of Liz Mohn. In 2008 they conducted a series of interviews, upon which this book is based.
Author Andrea Stoll has published several books and has written for numerous film projects. In addition, she worked as a professor of literature and screenwriting at the University of Salzburg from 1992 until 1997.