Chaperoned
Dora Heldt was born in 1961 on the North Sea island of Sylt. She was trained as a bookseller and has  worked in publishing since 1992.Chaperonedwas one of Germany’s bestselling titles of 2008, spending  sixty-two weeks on the hardcover bestseller list and sixty-five weeks on the paperback bestseller list.  Heldt is also the author ofLife After FortyandInseparable, and her books have sold more  than 2.5 million copies in Germany. She lives today in Hamburg.Jamie Lee Searle is a German-to-English translator who translates literary fiction, short stories, and  articles for publishers and organizations throughout Europe and the United States. She also teaches German  language and translation to undergraduate students. She is cofounder of the publishing collectiveAnd  Other Stories, which seeks to promote and publish international literature in translation in the United  Kingdom. She lives in London.