Aube Rey Lescure

Aube Rey Lescure is a French-British author who debuted with *River East, River West* (2020), a historical novel set in 1930s Shanghai. The book explores themes of identity, cultural displacement, and forbidden love through the story of a young woman navigating life between Chinese and Western worlds. Lescure's writing is characterized by lyrical prose and intimate explorations of cross-cultural experiences. Born and raised between France and the UK, she brings a multicultural perspective to her fiction. *River East, River West* received critical acclaim for its evocative portrayal of pre-war Shanghai and was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.