MARC LEVY is one of France''s most successful authors but he came late to writing. Initially he worked for the Red Cross in Paris before leaving France to start up a successful computer graphics company in the US. Returning to France he started a very successful architecture company. Now he has made his home in London and has fallen in love with his adopted city.Levy was inspired to write from his nightly habit of telling stories to his son and soon realised that this was what he was meant to do. Children of Freedom is the first of his novels to have a major British publication, despite his huge success across Europe.
""A haunting and deeply moving thriller. Constructed like crime fiction, this story is one to be read in one sitting."" — Sandrine Bajos, Le Parisien ""Marc Levy is back, with a masterful novel that is remarkably timely."" — Victoria Lasserre, Cosmopolitan (France) ""Marc Levy’s novel is grippingly current, he skillfully creates endearing characters and suspense. An excellent read."" — Ariane Bois, Psychologies ""Marc Levy has crafted a storyline that is just right."" — Ariane Chemin, Le Monde ""An intense, emotionally rich novel."" — Cécile Pivot, Femme Actuelle ""A novel that straddles feelings of hope and feelings of outrage towards the deportation of Ukrainian children. This thriller immerses us in the shocking reality of current affairs."" — RTBF.be ""It would be impossible not to be moved by this courageous mother, Marc Levy’s incredible heroine. A novel that is constructed like a first class thriller."" — Bernard Lehut, RTL ""A story to be read in one sitting. The characters are very moving."" — Le Journal de Quebec ""Marc Levy crafts a terrifying story whose darkness it as times brightened by an unexpected light. The ending is as diabolic as it is shocking."" — Nathalie Dupuis, Elle (France) ""You must read The Symphony of Monsters. It is a novel that perfectly illustrates the power of fiction. This novel can have a heaviness to it—because it is empathetic and effective."" — Jean-Claude Vantroyen, Le Soir (Belgium) ""A shocking and powerful novel that tells a story you will never forget."" — Andrey Kurkov, author of The Silver Bone and the National Book Critics Circle Award–winning Grey Bees ""In this gripping thriller, Marc Levy writes with courage, power, and tenderness—proving that love will always triumph over fear."" — Simon Van Booy, bestselling author of Everything Beautiful Began After and Sipsworth