ABOUT THE BOOK

A young man’s search for love in Shanghai, set during a time of gang warfare, drug running, prostitution and Japanese invasions.

“This is a riveting account of a compelling and erotic story.”
Jill Dawson, author of The Great Lover

Shanghai 1924. Sam Shuttleworth joins the Municipal Police to escape his working class roots in Lancashire. He is looking for good pay, adventure and beautiful women.

Shanghai is torn by gang warfare, political instability and violence. After erotic affairs, and seeking stability, he marries his glamorous Russian lover. The relationship is tumultuous, with infidelities on both sides.
In the 1930s, Japan invades China and moves into Shanghai with consequent pillage, rape and cruelty. Sam has to negotiate between warring sides, and wonders if he will ever find peace amidst the chaos of his relationships and the bloody events of his career.

BOOK LAUNCH 

The book is now available from Amazon as a kindle book, with the official book launch on 5th March 2018.  More details to follow. 

WHERE TO BUY THE BOOK

The book is available from Amazon here:

ABOUT THE BOOK

A young man’s search for love in Shanghai, set during a time of gang warfare, drug running, prostitution and Japanese invasions.

“This is a riveting account of a compelling and erotic story.”
Jill Dawson, author of The Great Lover

Shanghai 1924. Sam Shuttleworth joins the Municipal Police to escape his working class roots in Lancashire. He is looking for good pay, adventure and beautiful women.

Shanghai is torn by gang warfare, political instability and violence. After erotic affairs, and seeking stability, he marries his glamorous Russian lover. The relationship is tumultuous, with infidelities on both sides.
In the 1930s, Japan invades China and moves into Shanghai with consequent pillage, rape and cruelty. Sam has to negotiate between warring sides, and wonders if he will ever find peace amidst the chaos of his relationships and the bloody events of his career.

BOOK LAUNCH

The book is now available from Amazon as a kindle book, with the official book launch on 5th March 2018.  More details to follow. 

WHERE TO BUY THE BOOK

The book is available from Amazon here:

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elizabeth J. Hall

This is Elizabeth J Hall’s first novel. She has previously written short stories. The novel was inspired by the life and death of an uncle who worked in the Shanghai Municipal Police in the 1920s and 30s.

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Love and Death in Shanghai, by Author Elizabeth J Hall