Bøger af Marius Gabriel

From the international bestselling author of THE MASK OF TIME, THE ORIGINAL SIN and THE SEVENTH MOON comes an enchanting novel of late 19th Century Africa. Intelligent, charming and handsome, Jean-Patrice has Paris at his feet. But when he embarks on a passionate affair with the beautiful wife of a superior, his brilliant career in the Civil Service goes south. Packed off to the equatorial colony of Gabon to avoid a scandal, Jean-Patrice is plunged from the City of Light into the Heart of Darkness. In the company of cannibals, ghosts, witchdoctors and a gorilla named Chloe, he is forced to revise everything he has learned and find the true meaning of courage and love. Told with humor and compassion, this is the story of a young man's coming of age in the last months of the 19th Century. Also by Marius Gabriel: THE MASK OF TIME 'Keeps you reading while your dinner burns... Great fun.' Cosmopolitan THE SEVENTH MOON 'Few thrillers have as strong a sense of atmosphere and adventure as this fascinating tale.' Chicago Tribune

"Katya never wanted to look after Gretchen. Now she's the young girl's only hope of survival. 1937. Katya Komarovsky is studying medicine in Glasgow, living among friends and eager to begin her career as a doctor. But when her spendthrift parents announce that they've run out of money and are facing ruin--and that she'll now have to support them by working as a governess in Vienna--the life she's dreamed of goes up in smoke. Furiously resentful, Katya rages at her wealthy employer, Thor, for stealing her future--and saddling her with twelve-year-old Gretchen, a deeply troubled child who has only a blazing musical talent to redeem her. Yet as Katya grudgingly digs into her reserves of compassion, she finds herself losing her heart to both father and daughter. Storm clouds are gathering, though, and when Hitler annexes Austria, patriot Thor is arrested, leaving Katya wholly responsible for saving 'imperfect' Gretchen from being forced into a Nazi medical research laboratory. With the terrifying uncertainty of the new world order, can Katya and Gretchen flee to safety? And dare they dream of ever seeing Thor again?"--

In occupied Paris, one woman risks everything to help bring down the Nazis. Paris, 1940. The Nazis have occupied the city - and the Ritz. The opulent old hotel, so loved by Parisians, is now full of swaggering officers, their minions and their mistresses. For American Olivia Olsen, working as a chambermaid at the hotel means denying her nationality and living a lie, every day bringing the danger of discovery closer. When Hitler's right-hand man moves in and makes her his pet, she sees an opportunity to help the Resistance - and draw closer to Jack, her contact, whose brusque instructions may be a shield for something more... Within the hotel, famed designer Coco Chanel quickly learns that the new regime could work to her benefit, while Arletty, one of France's best-loved actresses, shocks those around her - and herself - with a forbidden love. But as the war reaches its terrible end, all three women learn the true price of their proximity to the enemy. For in the shadow of war, is anyone truly safe?

Liebe, Mode, Paris.Der Bestseller aus den USA über das bewegende Schicksal einer jungen Frau im Paris der Nachkriegszeit auf der Suche nach Freiheit und Liebe. Ein Roman wie ein Kleid von Dior: voller Sehnsucht, Zauber und Liebe. Frankreich, 1944: Oona Riley, genannt Copper, ist ihrem Mann, einem amerikanischen Kriegsreporter, nach Paris gefolgt. Seit dem Ende der deutschen Besatzung herrscht in der Stadt trotz Entbehrungen und Schwarzmarkt eine vibrierende Aufbruchsstimmung. Auch Copper träumt von einem aufregenden, selbstbestimmten Leben. Sie ist es leid, nur als Sekretärin für ihren Mann zu arbeiten und dessen Untreue zu erdulden.Als sie zufällig Christian Dior begegnet, scheint ihr Traum in Erfüllung zu gehen. Der aufstrebende Modedesigner macht sie zu seiner Muse. Durch ihn erhält Cooper Zutritt zu einer schillernden Welt internationaler Künstler und Bohemiens. Endlich wagt sie sich aus dem Schatten ihres Mannes. Und erfährt, was ihr Herz wirklich berührt. Aber während Paris langsam zu neuem Glanz erwacht, droht Coopers Glück schon bald zu zerbrechen ...Marius Gabriel wurde 1954 in Südafrika geboren und lebte schon in den unterschiedlichsten Ländern. Um sein Studium zu finanzieren, schrieb er unter weiblichem Pseudonym Liebesromane und war damit sehr erfolgreich. Heute wohnt er in London und Kairo und veröffentlicht unter seinem eigenen Namen. Zu seinen Bestsellern gehören diverse historische Romane. Für ´Die Muse von Dior` erhielt er 2018 den renommierten Historical Romantic Novel of the Year Award. Marius Gabriel ist begeisterter Koch, Künstler und Musiker und hat drei erwachsene Kinder.