Xlibris Award-Winning Author Releases Motivational Survivor Story

California, USA - Barbara Bitela, having won First Place Short Story Fiction 2006 - CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition Writers Editors Network, conveys her fervor for life, faith and love of country in a boy’s compelling journey through the rough times during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai.

Published April 2006, Full Moon Morning: A Shanghai Survivor's Story tells of the plight of Dieter (John Ludwig) and his family, a group of German Jews, who left for China, escaping the clutches of Hitler, unknowing of the odds facing them that would conquer all but the most persistent against the atrocious cruelty of the Japanese military.

Based on factual events, Full Moon Morning: A Shanghai Survivor's Story may be purchased directly through Xlibris Corporation or Barnes and Noble.com, Amazon.com, Borders.com or through Baker & Taylor and Ingram Book Distribution.

About the Author

Barbara Bitela, born in New York, has great passion for music and literature for more than thirty years. Barbara was awarded an Honorable Mention for her short story “War Dogs” presented by the Sacramento Public Library’s Focus on Writers 2002 Writing Competition. She won this year’s CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition Writers Editors Network Short Story Fiction Category.

Barbara, married, now lives and works in Northern California. Her next book “The Art of Regifting” is set to be released mid-2006.

About the Publisher

Founded in 1997, Xlibris continuously gives writers the tools to become authors. In strategic partnership with Random House Ventures, Xlibris offers comprehensive publishing services: editing, proofreading, cover design and page layout. Xlibris also provides their authors with affordable and quality marketing services that open the marketplace of published books to everyone. For more information, visit Xlibris.com or contact Jon Enriquez at JonAntonni.Enriquez@xlibris.com.