My Shanghai Neighbours

The neighbours in Shanghai's most beautiful neighbourhood, the Former French Concession, lead their daily lives, but underneath the surface lurk the troubles of the past, lost love, betrayal, existences destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, dreams, Covid-19 and Jing Zhang, the neighbourhood cat with a love for Philosophy and an understanding of the frailties of his human friends.

Marcus spent 18 months in 2018-19 living in the heart of the former French Concession in Shanghai. Originally a banker working in development finance, he now lives in the Swiss mountains, keeping busy with a start-up, finance board position, advisory work and writing. In 2008 he published his first novel, Sarabande and in 2020 German Justice. Marcus studied International Relations at FU Berlin, LSE and Cambridge, and with the proceeds of his art supports the UK Charity Children of the Mekong. www.childrenofthemekong.org