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Guillaume MUSSO born 6 June 1974 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France, is one of the bestselling authors in France today.
From his early childhood with reading books and plays, Guillaume Musso became convinced that one day, he too would write novels. After finishing high school in France, Guillaume Musso left for the United States at the age of 19. He spent several months in New York City, living with other young foreigners and earning his money by selling ice-cream. He came home to France with his head filled with ideas for novels.
The readers can easily see the influence his time in the United States has had on him, as the action in his books partly takes place overseas.Then he came back to France, earned a degree in economics, which he went on to teach in high schools.
After a car accident he became interested in near death experiences and imagined a story about a man who returns to life after touching death.
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Since 2004, I'm a huge fan of Guillaume Musso, in all his book, you have a mixed between romance and thriller so its pretty difficult to stop to read so much suspens and en ending breath taking. When you read his book you're travelling with the characters, its an invitation to a trip, so stunning.
Most of his book I read into 2 days or non stop.
Here the book list I read of Guillaume Musso :
Afterwards... (original title: Et après) XO Editions, 2004
" Life is for living, Life is for Love . At age 8, Nathan drowned when he jumped into a lake to save a girl’s life. He went into cardiac arrest, saw a light at the end of a tunnel, and was pronounced dead. Then, against all odds, he came back to life.Twenty years later, Nathan has become a successful lawyer in New York. Scarred by his divorce, he buries himself in his work, when a mysterious doctor suddenly appears. The time has come for him to discover, why he came back."
A Mix-Up in Heaven (original title: Sauve-moi) XO Editions, 2005
" The hardest part isn’t finding love, it’s learning how to hold on to it .On a winter’s evening, in the heart of the Broadway theater district, Juliette, a pretty 28-year old French woman, meets Sam, a young pediatrician from New York. Scared of being a disappointment, she hides the fact that she works odd jobs while dreaming of becoming an actress. Scared of commitment, he pretends to be married, even though his wife just died.Despite these lies, they fall in love over an intense, magical, unforgettable weekend. But Juliette must return to Paris, and Sam can’t find the words that will convince her to stay by his side.As soon as the young woman’s flight takes off, it explodes in mid-air.But their story is far from over…"
Will You Be There? (original title: Seras-tu là?) XO Editions, 2006
" Dad ?”“No, Elliott, I am not your father.”“Well then, who are you ?”The man put his hand on my shoulder. A familiar look crossed his face. He seemed to hesitate, and then answered:“I’m you, Elliott…”I stepped back, then froze, as if struck by lightning. The man added, “I’m you, in thirty years’ time.”Who among us hasn’t dreamed of going back in time? Of rewriting your life, and changing your destiny? "
Lost and Found (original title: Parce que je t'aime) XO Editions, 2007
" A profoundly human story.An astounding ending. Layla, a five year old girl, disappears in a department store in Los Angeles. Devastated, her parents can’t manage to salvage their marriage and end up separating.Five years later, Layla is found in the exact place where she was last seen. She is alive, but strangely mute. After the joyous reunion, come the questions. Where was Layla all these years? Who was she with? And most importantly: why is she back? "
One Day, Perhaps (original title: Je reviens te chercher) XO Editions, 2008
" Where there is love, there is no darkness… One morning, Ethan, one of Manhattan’s most brilliant therapists, receives a letter from Céline, the woman he loved, and left, in order to pursue a dazzling career. It is her wedding marriage.Ethan is rich, famous, but terribly lonely and realizes that he lost his chance.He has one day to fix his mistake, and win Céline back. 24 mad, and mysterious, hours, at the end of which he will be killed by a stranger.And that is when a miracle happens: the day begins again. Ethan wakes up, in the same place, at the same time, as if destiny were giving him a second chance, to relive this decisive moment of his life.Will he succeed, this time, in finding happiness? "
Where Would I Be Without You?(original title: Que serais-je sans toi ?)XO Editions, 2009
" From the rooftops of Paris to sunny San Francisco. A story of first love that lights up a whole lifeA masterful and deeply moving conclusion.Gabrielle has two men in her life.One is her father, the other her first love.One is a great cop, the other a famous thief.They are long gone, having left an empty space in her heart.On the same day, at the same time, they reappear, turning her life upside down. They know each other, and hate each other, and are engaged in a chase to the death.Gabrielle refuses to choose between them, she wants to keep them both safe, bring them closer, love them both. But there are fights where the only possible outcome is death.Unless…"
Girl on Paper (original title: La Fille de papier) XO Editions, 2010
" Tom Boyd, a famous writer who’s suffering from writer’s block, meets one day the heroin of his novels. She’s pretty, desperate, and tells him she will die if he stops writing.Impossible? And yet…Tom and Billie will embark together on an adventure where reality and fiction are intricately intertwined, constantly shifting in a seductive and potentially deadly game…"
Call from an Angel (original title: L'Appel de l'ange) XO Editions, 2011
" What starts as a romantic comedy turns progressively into a high-flying thriller. A masterful intrigue driven by moving characters. A superbly executed finaleTwo whole lives contained in two tiny mobile phones…New York, JFK Airport. In a packed airport lounge, a man and a woman literally run into each other, spilling their belongings on the floor. After a brief shouting match, they go their separate ways.Madeline and Jonathan have never met before, and should never have met again. However, as they hurried to collect their things, they switched mobile phones. When they realise their mistake, they are already more than 6,000 miles apart: She is a florist in Paris, and he owns a restaurant in San Francisco.It doesn’t take long before they give in to temptation and explore the contents of each other’s phones. An indiscretion on both their parts, but which leads to an unexpected revelation: their lives are linked by a secret that both thought would stay buried forever…"
7 years later (original title: 7 ans après) XO Editions, 2013
" Divorce separated them, danger is going to bring them back together…From the streets of Paris to the heart of the Amazon,an unsparing and brilliantly constructed thriller.A bohemian artist with a fiery temper, Nikki bursts into Sebastian’s sensible and well-ordered life. Though opposites in every way, they love each other passionately. Soon after, they marry and have twins: Camille and Jeremy.But the marriage moves quickly towards a bitter end: accusations, affairs, contempt… Hatred slowly takes the place of love in their relationship. Following a stormy divorce, each parent receives custody of one child: Sebastian provides his daughter with a very strict upbringing, while Nikki is overly lenient with her son’s misconduct.The years go by. They both rebuild their lives, with as much distance as possible from one another.Then one day Jeremy mysteriously disappears. Did he run away? Was he kidnapped? Nikki has no other choice but to turn to her ex-husband who she has barely seen in seven years in order to save what she holds most dear. Obliged to join forces, Nikki and Sebastian chase after their son, and regain the intimacy they had thought was lost forever."
Tomorrow (original title: Demain) XO Editions, 2013
" She is his past…he is her future.Emma lives in New York. At age 32, she is still looking for Mr. Right. Matthew lives in Boston. He lost his wife in a terrible accident and is raising his four-year-old daughter alone.A serendipitous e-mail encounter and correspondence leads them to believe they may finally have found happiness. Anxious to meet each other, they agree to meet in a small Italian restaurant in Manhattan.The same day at the same time, they both push open the door to the restaurant and are shown to the same table. And yet, they never cross paths.A game of lies? A figment of the imagination? Some form of manipulation? Caught in a form of reality beyond their comprehension, Matthew and Emma quickly come to understand that neither of them was simply stood up…A mysterious and moving adventure.A genius plot on the fringe of reality.Diabolical, intense and captivating suspense."
Central Park (original title: Central Park) XO Editions, 2014
" Alice and Gabriel have no memory of the night before…yet they won’t forget it anytime soon.New York, 8am. Alice, a young Parisian cop and Gabriel, American jazz pianist, wake up on a bench in Central park handcuffed to one another. They don’t know each other and have no memory of having met. The night before, Alice was at a party with her girlfriends on the Champs-Elysées and Gabriel was playing piano in a club in Dublin.Impossible? And yet… So many questions leave them confounded. How did they get themselves into such a dangerous situation? Whose blood has stained Alice’s shirt? Why is one bullet missing from her gun?Alice and Gabriel are left with no choice but to team up to figure out what is happening to them and get back to their normal lives. What they are going to discover will turn their lives upside down.The finely-executed suspense grips you from the very first pages and will not let go.Unforgettable characters, blown away by one surprise after another.An intense, addictive and irresistible read."
Guillaume Musso is my favorite author for many years and on March 29th 2014, I finally decided to go to a dedication. It took me a long time to go but this time I was free and I wanted to meet the man who passionate me to read through his book. I was arrived 1H30 before, I was so excited, I was so hot and when he was my turn, my god I trembled, so ridiculous, I succeeded to talk to him. I asked him why he wrote about Cambodia, my country origin, he said that he read a lot of book about it so this is where the inspiration came, and he questionned me about the country, so nice to talk to him. Then I asked him if he could sign my book in english, he did it and asked for a selfie : )....
I can't believe that I finally met him after many years reading his book, so impressed...
I hope you feel my love for Guillaume Musso, if you want to travel, have some action, some romance, cry read his book, so good. Yeah, I admitted I cried once or twice at the end of the book.
What I love the most its on each story, you didn't expect to the turn of the story, he always surprised us with an amazing suspens and ending.
