Christiane Gohl

Christiane Gohl
Born1958 (age 67–68)
Bochum, Germany
Writing career
Pen nameRicarda Jordan, Sarah Lark, Elisabeth Rothberg
LanguageGerman
GenreChildren's literature

Christiane Gohl (born 1958) is a German author who uses the pen names Ricarda Jordan, Sarah Lark and Elisabeth Rotenberg. In addition to writing children's books centered on horses, she is also a novelist.

Biography

Born in Bochum, Gohl studied history and literature. Working as a travel guide, she discovered New Zealand where she took an immediate liking to the people and the scenery. Using the pen name Sarah Lark, several of her novels are set in New Zealand while she uses Ricarda Jordan as her pen name for her historical novels. Gohl has also worked as an elementary school teacher and a commercial writer.

She became interested in horses at the age of 10 and now shows special concern for the art of riding and the care and treatment of horses. Several of her novels and non-fiction works on horses have become best sellers. Christiane Gohl now lives on a farm near Almería in the south of Spain where she not only writes but also cares for retired horses.

Selected works

Christiane Gohl

Elisabeth Rotenberg

Sarah Lark

Neuseelandsaga
  1. Im Land der weißen Wolke. Bastei-Lübbe, 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15713-6, translated as In the Land of the Long White Cloud.
  2. Das Lied der Maori. Bastei-Lübbe, 2008, ISBN 978-3-404-15867-6, translated as Song of the Spirits.
  3. Der Ruf des Kiwis. Bastei Lübbe, 2009, ISBN 978-3-404-16261-1, translated as Call of the Kiwi.
Kauri-Trilogie
  1. Das Gold der Maori. Bastei Lübbe, 2010, ISBN 978-3-7857-6024-6.
  2. Im Schatten des Kauribaums. Bastei Lübbe, 2011, ISBN 978-3-7857-6047-5.
  3. Die Tränen der Maori-Göttin. Bastei Lübbe, 2012, ISBN 978-3-7857-6058-1.
Neuseelandsaga II
  1. Die Zeit der Feuerblüten. Bastei Lübbe, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7857-6071-0 (Erster Band der neuen Serie über die Auswandererin Ida)
  2. Der Klang des Muschelhorns. Bastei Lübbe, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7857-2497-2 (Zweiter Band der neuen Serie über die Auswandererin Ida)
Jamaikasaga
  1. Die Insel der tausend Quellen. Bastei Lübbe, 2011, ISBN 978-3-7857-2430-9.
  2. Die Insel der roten Mangroven. Bastei Lübbe, 2012, ISBN 978-3-7857-2460-6.
Weitere Werke

Ricarda Jordan

References

  1. 1 2 "Christiane Gohl" (in German). Verlagsgruppe Random House Bertelsmann. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sarah Lark". LibraryThing. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Sarah Lark: Lebenslauf" (in German). LovelyBooks. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Sarah Lark". amazon. Retrieved 9 February 2015.