BUY NOW Hardcover $24.95 or Paperback $15.95	Shanghai Torah Yuanfen The new novel by Briana London As World War II erupts, a young Jewish scribe flees Lithuania with his most prized possession, his in-progress copy of the Torah, setting him on an unusual collision course with a family of Chinese calligraphers living under Japanese occupation. A stranger in a strange land, Moshe’s faith in his religion and his devotion to his beloved Elena, is challenged by the carnal attraction of Ming, the young daughter of the renown poet, Zhao Heng. Under Master Zhao tutelage, Moshe learns the power he wields when he sets his words onto parchment. About the Author Briana London began her writing career developing stories and scripts for Disney and United Artists. Her scripts have won many writing awards. Briana is a two-time Emmy nominated film editor and won the ACE Eddy award for best episodic editing. Her credits include many popular episodic tv shows. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, two dogs and a horse. This is her first novel.
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In 2020 The Shanghai Torah will be on display at the following book festivals.
Amelia Island Book Festival February 14, 2020 Fernandina Beach, FL	Association of Writers & Writers Programs AWP Conference & Bookfair March 6-7 San Antonio, TX	Tucson Festival of Books March 14-15 Tucson, AZ	Georgia Conference on Children's Literature March 27-28 University of Georgia Athens, GA
University of Southern Mississippi Children's Book Festival April 1-3 Hattiesburg, MS	San Diego Writers Festival April 4 Coronado, CA	San Antonio Book Festival April 4 San Antonio, TX	Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 18-19 Los Angeles, CA
Yallwest Santa Monica Book Festival April 24-25 Santa Monica, CA	Bay Area Book Festival May 2-3 Berkeley, CA	Printers Row Lit Fest June 6-7 Chicago, IL	San Diego Herald-Tribune Festival of Books August 29 San Diego, CA
Orange County Children's Book Festival September 27 Costa Mesa College Costa Mesa, CA	Brooklyn Book Festival October 3-4 Brooklyn, NY	Southern Festival of Books October 9-11 Nashville, TN	High Desert Book Festival October Hesperia, CA
Fort Worth Bookfest October 17 Fort Worth, TX	Texas Book Festival November 7-8 Austin, TX	San Diego Festival of Books November San Diego, CA	Alpine Art Walk November Alpine, TX



Briana signed books at the American Library Association Conference in Washington D.C.
Briana was also at the L.A. Times Festival of Books in April.

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Shanghai Torah

Yuanfen

The new novel by Briana London

As World War II erupts, a young Jewish scribe flees Lithuania with his most prized possession, his in-progress copy of the Torah, setting him on an unusual collision course with a family of Chinese calligraphers living under Japanese occupation.

A stranger in a strange land, Moshe’s faith in his religion and his devotion to his beloved Elena, is challenged by the carnal attraction of Ming, the young daughter of the renown poet, Zhao Heng.

Under Master Zhao tutelage, Moshe learns the power he wields when he sets his words onto parchment.

About the Author

Briana London began her writing career developing stories and scripts for Disney and United Artists. Her scripts have won many writing awards.

Briana is a two-time Emmy nominated film editor and won the ACE Eddy award for best episodic editing. Her credits include many popular episodic tv shows.

She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, two dogs and a horse. This is her first novel.

BOOK REVIEWS

Click Here for U.S. Review of Books

Click Here for The Tracking Board's Review

Click Here for Mindy, the Book Yenta's Review.

In 2020 The Shanghai Torah will be on display at the following book festivals.

Amelia Island Book Festival

February 14, 2020
Fernandina Beach, FL

Association of Writers & Writers Programs
AWP Conference & Bookfair

March 6-7
San Antonio, TX

Tucson Festival of Books

March 14-15
Tucson, AZ

Georgia Conference
on Children's Literature