Svetlana Palmer Author

Sarah Wallis was born in America and moved to Britain as a child. She finished her degree in Russian and German the year the Berlin Wall came down. Sarah has worked on several major historical documentaries including the BBC series People's Century, the RTS award-winning Homecoming, and the Channel 4 series The First World War.

Svetlana Palmer was born in Moscow and has lived in Britain since 1990. She has worked on acclaimed historical television series including the Bafta-nominated The Cold War, the award-winning The Second World War In Colour and Channel 4's The First World War.

This is their second book together. The first, A War In Words: The First World War in Diaries and Letters was published in 2003. They both live in North London.