Kathleen McGowan

Kathleen McGowan (born March 22, 1963 in Hollywood , Los Angeles ) is an American writer .

Life

McGowan completed her school days in Hollywood and studied in Los Angeles. After graduating, she worked in various professions for some time until she successfully debuted with her novel The Expected One in 2006. Since then she has lived as a freelance writer in her hometown.

On September 22, 2011 she married Philip Coppens (1971–2012), with whom she a. a. produced the series The Spirit Revolution for an internet radio station.

reception

The protagonist of her Magdalenen trilogy is Maureen Paschal, an American journalist whose work runs through all three volumes. In addition, each volume deals with a different historical figure: Maria Magdalena , Mathilde von Tuszien , Lorenzo de 'Medici .

In addition to her own works, she wrote a. a. for the Celtic rock band Finn MacCool (named after the mythical hero Fionn mac Cumhaill ) many songs.

Works (selection)

Fiction

Magdalena trilogy

• The expected one . Simon & Schuster, New York 2006, ISBN 0-7432-9534-X .
  • The Gospel of Magdalena . Bastei-Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2008, ISBN 978-3-404-15863-8 .
  • The Gospel of Magdalena . Lübbe Audio, Bergisch Gladbach 2006, ISBN 978-3-7857-3260-1 (6 CDs, read by Eva Mattes ).
• The Book of Love . Simon & Schuster, New York 2009, ISBN 0-7432-9997-3 .
  • The Jesus Testament . Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7857-2303-6 .
  • The Jesus Testament . Lübbe Audio, Bergisch Gladbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7857-3413-1 (6 CDs, read by Anja Niederfahrenhorst ).
• The Poet Prince . Simon & Schuster, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-7432-9998-5 .
  • The Magdalena Legacy . Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2010, ISBN 978-3-7857-2415-6 .

Non-fiction

• The Source of Miracles. Seven Steps to Transforming Your Life Through the Lord's Prayer . Fireside Books, New York 2009, ISBN 978-1-4391-3765-9 .
  • Our father. Your treasure map to God . Bastei Lübbe, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-404-60666-5 .

Web links

• Kathleen McGowan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Website by Kathleen McGowan (English)