Caroline Vermalle (born 1973) is a French author whose work, written in French and English, ranges from historical novels to thrillers.
Early life and education Vermalle was born in Picardy, France.'“La felicità delle piccole cose” di Caroline Vermalle: tutto il fascino di Parigi'. Oubliette Magazine, January 15, 2015. Cristina Biolcati She studied cinema at École supérieure d'études cinématographiques in Paris.
Career Vermalle worked as a BBC documentary producer in London, England. While on maternity leave, she wrote her first novel, L’avant-dernière chance."George’s Grand Tour". We Love This Book review The book was published in French in 2009 and won the Prix Nouveau Talent in 2009"Caroline Vermalle, lauréate du Prix Nouveau Talent 2009" Prix Nouveau Talent, 07 March 2011 | Dorothée Corbier and Prix Chronos in 2011."2011 - Lycéens, 20 ans et +". Prix Chronos]. It has been translated into German, Spanish, Chinese and English (as George's Grand Tour) and sold over 300,000 copies during its first five years in print.
With the success of this novel, Vermalle became a full-time writer, and has written several more books. She and her husband, South African architect Ryan von Ruben, wrote together a novel in English titled A Flower for the Queen.
In 2016 Vermalle lives in the Vendée department of France with her husband and son.
Bibliography L’avant-dernière chance (novel), Calmann-Lévy, 2009; in English, Gallic Books, 2015,"George’s Grand Tour", The Bookbag review"George’s Grand Tour". Reviewed in Heat, Hello, Bella, Woman's Own"Review - George’s Grand Tour by Caroline Vermalle". Noveliscious, Reviewed by Kate Appleton Nouvelles contemporaines (short stories), Livre de Poche Jeunesse, 2012 Sixtine (T.1) (thriller), Hachette/Blackmoon, 2013 La Fille du Déménageur (short stories), Hachette/Blackmoon, 2013 L’Île des beaux lendemains (novel), Belfond, 2013 Une collection de trésors minuscules, Belfond, 2014
Les amis du Paradis, 2015"Les amis du Paradis". 30 November 2015 by Marine Stisi
References
External links Caroline Vermalle's website Caroline Vermalle's Facebook fan page Caroline Vermalle's UK publisher page Caroline Vermalle's German publisher page