Bøger af Marc Heberden

Eric Sumners has it all. One day, he decides to have a luxurious yacht built for his wife. Down on the waterfront, the grandiose project suddenly spawns wilde hope, but also jealousy, greed and hidden desires. Suspense, romance, and professional intrigue are soon engulfed as The Big Tide sweeps all before it with the promises and delusions of unfettered ambition, passion, art and love . Acclaim for The Big Tide: "Heberden paints a portrait of American wants, values, and ideals in this contemporary literary novel. The point of view shifts from chapter to chapter, lending insight into each character as they move around each other in an intricate dance of wants, needs, and secrets. There is an exquisite balance of character study and conflict as the scenes intertwine. Readers will be richly rewarded with a complex and engrossing read about the building of a boat." -- Four Stars: Kirkus Reviews "The building of a boat is the intriguing setting for the rich man, the drunk hunk, the sexy secretary, the grumpy vet, the sly coed, the goddess, and the wife. A serious house of cards that makes you hold your breath. The politics, business, and relationships are all too real and human. An excellent conclusion with an unlikely victor and skilled omission of the obvious. This writing is so rich that it's tempting to read aloud. The story has the unique quality recommending it to both men and women." -- bayberry "Heberden's The Big Tide is a drama-filled adventure. Boat building's artistry is refreshing to read about in a fictional novel no other writer has done before. Heberden is a talented writer who can grab readers and keep them interested until the last page ... highly recommended" -- San Francisco Book Review "The Big Tide by Marc Heberden is a book that keeps the reader enthralled - love, adventure, jealousy, political intrigue, and a conflict that is so masterfully developed that the reader can't wait to know what happens next .... the story is beautifully written and casts a powerful spell." -- Arya Fomonyuy for Readers' Favorite

Eric Sumners, a rich businessman in the Pacific Northwest, has it all: smart, handsome, successful, and happily married to a beautiful woman of perfect artistic and social taste. One day, on a whim, he decides to give her a luxurious sailboat. But when someone as rich as Eric decides to do something, the side-effects on regular people's lives can be spectacular. Suddenly, down at the waterfront, the grandiose opportunity created by Sumners spawns ever-expanding waves of hope, but also conjures up deep currents of jealousy, greed and hidden desire. Suspense, with romantic and professional intrigue, aspirations and dreams, are soon engulfed as The Big Tide sweeps everything before it with the promises and delusions of unfettered ambition, passion, art and love.

1 July 1789, Paris - Two weeks before the Revolution: France is undergoing a political upheaval unlike anything it has known before. Louis XVI is using savage mercenary forces and food blockages, to bring the people to heel. The country is a powder keg, and Paris is the fuse. In the midst of the bloody chaos, shadowy people- including the sinister and brutal chief of the Paris police-discover that a young Parisian laundress, Michèle Duvallier, is in possession of the proof of a deadly, ancient secret that could shake France's monarchy to its core ... September 1654, Burgundy - 135 years before the Revolution: A good-natured young man, an orphan, is mysteriously imprisoned with grotesque instructions to conceal his identity in such as way as to ensure he is to be forgotten for all time ...