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Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Mariam lived in Brazil and Saudi Arabia with her parents as a child before they decided to settle in Germany. She attended school there and studied American Literature and Psychology at Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen. Today she lives and writes in Hamburg, Germany, with her husband, two sons and two cats.


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See? There's the award sticker! It's ON the book, put there by my publisher.
They had this moment of glory when those stickers came in the mail, when they could detach them from the sticker sheet and pick a spot on the book cover to put it.
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Published on May 29, 2012 04:43
Average rating: 4.15 · 39 ratings · 9 reviews · 1 distinct work
The Distant Shore
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2012
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The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
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The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
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Loved the concept, loved the writing, and in general the entire book. There's only one thing. I wish Ness hadn't made this entirely a book about a headlong flight, interspersed with brutal fights. There is no relief, no moment for the character or th...more
"Oh! In that case... :) "
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The Distant Shore by Mariam Kobras
The Distant Shore
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Today, May 2nd, 2012, the IPPY Awards committee announced that "The Distant Shore" won Bronze in the "Romance" category for 2012! I'm beyond happy, and so grateful!
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"Thank you, Maggie! It's such a surprise, and such an honor! :) "
"Thank you! I'm totally blissed out. :) "
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"Same here. LOVED them then. "
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The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
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“‎"It almost felt like the dolphin of my heart’s desire playing in the ocean of my life." - on writing”
Mariam Kobras, The Distant Shore

“When writing a novel, that's pretty much entirely what life turns into: 'House burned down. Car stolen. Cat exploded. Did 1500 easy words, so all in all it was a pretty good day.”
Neil Gaiman

“What I say is, a town isn't a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it's got a bookstore it knows it's not fooling a soul.”
Neil Gaiman, American Gods

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Mariam Kobras Saw that! Thank you! :)


message 4: by J.A.

J.A. Redmerski I just changed the details to add Germany, so go ahead and enter! It might take several hours for the change to show up, but it will soon. :-) Sorry about that!


Avry15 Thanks for the friend request..I should have been the first one to add you...:)
thanks!


Mariam Kobras Hi, Maria. Still getting used to it. Nice to connect! :)


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Maria Hi Mariam, great to see you on Goodreads :)


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