Kerstin Greed
Kerstin Gier , pseudonyms Jule Brand and Sophie Bérard (born October 8, 1966 near Bergisch Gladbach ) is a German writer who mainly writes women’s literature and fantasy youth books.
Life
Kerstin Gier studied German , musicology and English before she switched to business education and communication psychology and graduated as a qualified pedagogue . After several occupations , she began writing women's novels in 1995. She lives in Kürten with her husband and son .
Her first book Men and Other Disasters (1996) was filmed in 1999 with Heike Makatsch in the leading role. With the three-volume series on the adventures of Gwendolyn and Gideon in London ( ruby red , sapphire blue and emerald green ), she wrote a youth and fantasy novel for the first time. In 2017, the film adaptation of the novel On the other hand, the grass is much greener .
Awards
- 2010 LovelyBooks readers' award in the children's / youth book category for sapphire blue
- 2013 LovelyBooks Readers Award for Most Popular LovelyBooks Author and in the Youth Book category for Silver - The First Book of Dreams
- 2014 LovelyBooks Readers Award for Most Popular LovelyBooks Author and in the Youth Book category for silver - The second book of dreams
- 2015 LovelyBooks readers' award in the categories of young people's books and best book cover for silver - the third book of dreams
- 2017 LovelyBooks reader award in the youth book category for Wolkenschloss
Works (selection)
All novels for adults have been published by the Lübbe publishing group in Bergisch Gladbach (Cologne since 2010). The books for young people are often published by Arena , the silver trilogy by Fischer FJB Verlag. Several novels have been translated into Czech and Lithuanian .
Small series
- Unfortunately the bride says no . 1997, ISBN 978-3-404-16159-1 .
- An immoral special offer . 2008, ISBN 978-3-404-16255-0 .
Judith Raabe
- Men and other disasters . 1996, ISBN 978-3-404-16152-2 .
- Fisherman's Friend in my bunk . 1998, ISBN 978-3-404-16172-0 .
Mothers mafia
- The mother mafia . 2005, ISBN 978-3-404-15296-4 .
- The godmother . 2006, ISBN 978-3-404-15462-3 .
- Opposites take off . 2009 ISBN 3-404-15906-3 .
- The mother mafia and friends . 2011 ISBN 978-3-404-16043-3 .
Single volumes
- The ladder. 17 good opportunities to miss the man of your dreams . 1997, ISBN 978-3-404-16178-2 .
- Lies that come from the heart . 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-16236-9 .
- A problem for every solution . 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15614-6 .
- Oh, if I had only stayed at home . 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15711-2 .
- Adulterers and other innocent lambs . 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-14407-5 .
- The truth is, there is a lot more lying . 2009, ISBN 978-3-7857-6014-7 .
- On the other hand, the grass is much greener . 2011, ISBN 978-3-7857-6050-5 .
Youth books
Gemstone Trilogy
- Ruby red . 2009, ISBN 978-3-401-06334-8 . ( Film adaptation )
- Sapphire blue . 2010 ISBN 978-3-401-06347-8 . ( Film adaptation )
- Emerald green . December 2010, ISBN 3-401-06348-0 . ( Film adaptation ) (Book: No. 1 on the Spiegel bestseller list from December 20, 2010 to January 2, 2011 )
Silver trilogy
- Silver. The first book of dreams. Fischer FJB, Frankfurt am Main 2013, ISBN 978-3-8414-2105-0 ; as an audio book , read by Simona Pahl (8 CDs - 9 hours 35 minutes), Argon, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-8398-4050-4 .
- Silver. The second book of dreams. Fischer FJB, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-8414-2167-8 . ( No. 1 on the Spiegel bestseller list from July 7th to August 3rd, 2014 )
- Silver. The third book of dreams. Fischer FJB, Frankfurt am Main 2015, ISBN 978-3-8414-2168-5 . ( 1st place on the Spiegel bestseller list from October 17 to 23, 2015 )
Single volumes
- Guys are like chewing gum - cute and easy to wrap around your finger . Arena, 2009, ISBN 978-3-401-50420-9 .
- Cloud castle . 2017, ISBN 978-3-8414-4021-1 .
Published by Jule Brand
- A single rarely comes alone . 1996, ISBN 3-404-12531-2 .
- Love in a refill pack . 1996, ISBN 3-404-12563-0 .
- This is how you get a guy . 1997, ISBN 3-404-12615-7 .
- 3 men are one too many . 1997, ISBN 3-404-12639-4 .
- Lies have beautiful legs . 1998, ISBN 3-404-12843-5 .
- Sex for two is going too far . 1999, ISBN 3-404-16188-2 .
- Owner wanted . 1997, ISBN 3-404-12683-1 .
- Don't say I didn't warn you! 1997, ISBN 3-404-12795-1 .
- Never kiss your boss . 1997, ISBN 3-404-12711-0 .
- Desperately looking for macho . 1998, ISBN 3-404-12858-3 .
- Gigolo in hand luggage . 1998, ISBN 3-404-12832-X .
- Heart attacks . 1998, ISBN 3-404-12778-1 .
- No more fun . 1999, ISBN 3-404-12941-5 .
- To hell with morality! 1999, ISBN 3-404-12919-9 .
- Champagne breakfast with a stranger . 1999, ISBN 3-404-16194-7 .
- The devil and other heavenly lovers . 2001, ISBN 3-404-14512-7 .
Published by Sophie Bérard
- Lavender nights. Provence novel . 2001, ISBN 3-404-14615-8 .
- From heaven to paradise. Provence novel . 2002, ISBN 3-404-14698-0 .
Film adaptations
- 1999 Men and other catastrophes (TV film with Heike Makatsch )
- 2013 Rubinrot (with Josefine Preuß )
- 2014 The Mothers Mafia (TV film with Annette Frier )
- 2014 sapphire blue (with Josefine Preuß )
- 2015 The Mother Mafia Godmother (TV movie)
- 2016 Smaragdgrün (with Josefine Preuß and Kostja Ullmann )
- 2017 On the other hand the grass is much greener (with Jessica Schwarz )
- 2017 A problem for every solution (ZDF television film)
- 2017 The bride unfortunately says no (ZDF television film)
- 2018 Lies that come from the heart (ZDF TV film)
Web links
- Literature by and about Kerstin Gier in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kerstin Gier in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Web presence
- Kerstin Gier in the books wiki
- Interview with Kerstin Gier
- Reviews of silver. The first book of dreams on KinderundJugendmedien.de
- Kerstin Gier presentation of the authors
Individual evidence
- ↑ Author Kerstin Gier. Between Glamor and Weed , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger from June 7, 2013, accessed on January 19, 2016.
- ↑ Men and Other Disasters. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Ruby red. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ The Mothers Mafia. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Sapphire blue. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ^ The mother mafia godmother. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ emerald green. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ On the other hand, the grass is much greener. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ A problem for every solution. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Unfortunately the bride says no. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Lies that come from the heart. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Greed, Kerstin |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brand, Jule (pseudonym); Bérard, Sophie (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | near Bergisch Gladbach |