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Christoph Fischer

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Christoph Fischer was born in Germany, near the Austrian border, as the son of a Sudeten-German father and a Bavarian mother. Not a full local in the eyes and ears of his peers he developed an ambiguous sense of belonging and home in Bavaria. He moved to Hamburg in pursuit of his studies and to lead a life of literary indulgence. After a few years he moved on to the UK where he now lives in a small town in West Wales. He and his partner have three Labradoodles to complete their family.
Christoph worked for the British Film Institute, in Libraries, Museums and for an airline. ‘The Luck of The Weissensteiners’ was published in November 2012; 'Sebastian' in May 2013 and 'The Black Eagle Inn' in October 2013 - which completes his 'Three Nations ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 3,809 ratings · 973 reviews · 49 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ludwika: A Polish Woman's Struggle To Survive In Nazi Germany 3.95 avg rating — 1,006 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Luck of the Weissensteiners 3.84 avg rating — 980 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time To Let Go 3.77 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sebastian 4.40 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Eagle Inn 4.45 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conditions 3.71 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Healer 4.40 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Search of A Revolution by Christoph Fischer (Goodreads Author), David Lawlor (Editor) 3.53 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Body In The Snow 4.59 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gamblers by Christoph Fischer (Goodreads Author), Wanda Hartzenberg (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Lawlor (Editor) 4.48 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Meet my character Bebe Bollinger

Here is a little introduction to my main character, by way of an excerpt as Bebe reflects back on her singing career:

“Who am I kidding?” she spoke to herself. “Of course it’s worth the risk. I’d kill to get my career back.”

Her journey started out back in 1967, when the singular child Barbara Bolton was just thirteen years old. A friend of her father’s was working for a record company and told Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 15, 2016 20:15 • Tags: comeback, cosy-mystery, cozy-mystery, eurovision, murder, singer, snow, wales

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Series by Christoph Fischer

The Three Nations Trilogy (3 books)
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Conditions (2 books)
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The Fraud Or Miracle (3 books)
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A Bebe Bollinger Murder Mysteries (2 books)
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The Reason for Time

by Mary Burns (Goodreads Author)

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Dido's Crown

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The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915 - 1919

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“Each and every one of us has their own weirdness, it’s just that it’s more obvious with some people than others.”
― Christoph Fischer, Conditions

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“Madness is a completely undervalued quality and I don’t understand why people should hide it to conform to some boring version of themselves.”
― Christoph Fischer, Conditions

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“I’m sad about that which no longer is, but I don’t have to stop being happy over all that was. I always carry that with me.” He”
― Christoph Fischer, Ludwika: A Polish Woman's Struggle To Survive In Nazi Germany

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Christoph’s Quotes

“Everybody has a secret world inside of them. I mean everybody. All of the people in the whole world, I mean everybody — no matter how dull and boring they are on the outside. Inside them they've all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds... Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands, maybe.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You

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“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
― Nelson Mandela

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“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”
― Nelson Mandela

tags: education, goodness, intelligence, kindness, scholarship

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“Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

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“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.”
― Heraclitus

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message 5: by Nuzo

May 28, 2015 02:48AM

Thanks for accepting my friend request. God bless. Nuzo x

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message 4: by Beth

Jan 24, 2014 07:25AM

Thanks for being my friend. -b-

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message 3: by Dale

Jan 20, 2014 07:17PM

Christoph, thank you for accepting my friend request.
Wishing all the best in 2014!

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message 2: by Patricia

Jul 30, 2013 06:57PM

Hi Christopher, thanks for the friend's request. :)

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message 1: by Steven

Jan 18, 2013 06:17PM

Hi Christoph,

I'm just beginning my author facebook page. 'Like' it for me if you would though there is not much there yet.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steven...

I'm still reading your book though I've not had a lot of reading time.

Thanks,
Steve

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