The story is autobiographical, based on real events

Gisela Bohnstedt-Hannon was born in Königsaue, Saxony-Anhalt in 1947 and has been living in Münstermaifeld since 2002.

After studying education in Halle/Saale, she completed a correspondence course in poetry/prose at the Leipzig Literature Institute and remained in the teaching profession until 1989.

Later she worked as a civil servant both in Nuremberg and Koblenz.