Weight of the Moon

About the Book

Weight of the Moon is a flash back retelling of a Black soldier banished to a small Asian fishing village who falls in live with the village magistrate’s fiancé. Framed for a series of robberies and then an accidental murder, the fiance twice trades her life for his freedom leaving him haunted by the choices they faced. Images of a war, a trial and a daring escape orchestrated by the narrator round out the answers sought by a young woman searching for the story of her parents.

About the Author

Brian J. Taylor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and educated at Franklin & Marshall College, Wharton Business School and Temple Law School. He is currently a practicing attorney and adjunct law professor. He credits his love for Asia and Asian culture to his Taiwanese born wife, Sandra. They currently reside in Malvern, Pennsylvania with their two daughters Quinlin and Chelsea