For over 30 years Colin Smith has researched and written about the Boyd family, including Penleigh's brother in Merric Boyd and Murrumbeena and his niece in Lucy Boyd Beck: Life and Art. Sunlight and Storm: The Life and Art of Penleigh Boyd is his third book.

Over the course of a journalistic career that began in the Middle East, John Andrews became The Economist's most experienced foreign correspondent, with postings in Europe, Asia and America.

Before joining The Economist, he wrote from and about North Africa and the Middle East for the Guardian and NBC News. He is the author of two books on Asia, co-author of a book on Europe, and co-editor of Megachange: The World in 2050.