Paul J Cumiskey asked Jennifer Sun:

Why did you title your book "Two Tales of the Moon"?

Jennifer Sun Because even if the story line is around an international merger between two tech companies in the U.S. and China, the main theme of the book is about love, family, and relationships, the dynamics between father and son, mother and daughter, sisters and brother, and between colleagues and friends. The main characters in the novel, Will, Lu and Sage, their cultural background and upbringings could not be more different, and their outlook on life may vary, but as human beings they all have to face disappointments, make life choices, and struggle through dilemmas and challenges along the way. So I decided to use the Chinese moon fairy folklore in the Prologue as the guiding frame of the book, one folklore, two versions - for the little girl Sage, the moon tale is symbolic of love and longing and reunion, for little Lu, it's disappointment, separation, and displacement. In the end, how we interpret the moon tale is up to the readers, because no matter where we were born and what our upbringings are, our life choices control our destiny.

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