Debut Novel
True Stories
and Historical Events
BRIDGING The Past to Present
In 2012, Gabriel and Maggie entered a self-imposed exile, fleeing the United States for France. Their plans to marry in Gabriel’s homeland take an unexpected twist when Gabriel discovers that he was born under the controversial French law Accouchement Sous X (Anonymous Childbirth Under Madame X). In search of his birth origins, Gabriel becomes engulfed in a game of cat-and-mouse with Camille, the woman he had always known unquestionably as his mother.
Embarking on an odyssey sparked by a mystery to solve, Gabriel and Maggie retrace the footsteps of the Delacroix and Bertrand families, their lives intertwined by scandal, deceit, and decadence beginning in WWII under Nazi occupation and the Vichy regime. Intersecting with their own lives, Gabriel and Maggie become swept up in the terror attacks in France, the European migration crisis of 2015, and Brexit in their search for truth, justice, and closure. Riveting, thought-provoking, and timely, The Revelations of Madame X is a dramatic three-generational family saga and an extraordinary love story that reminds us of our history, the Holocaust, and the extremes of what we, as human beings, are truly capable of.
About MAGGIE
As part of a creative team, Maggie Bertrand collaborates with her husband, Gabriel, on projects that showcase his talent behind the camera and her lifelong love of writing. Their first project, a New York City street-style fashion blog called The Uncommon Eye, was quickly followed by a book featuring the portraiture of breast cancer survivors and their families. Conceived and developed for the purpose of fundraising, Portraits of Beauty was a true labor of love, with all proceeds donated to the Norma Pfreim Breast Cancer Center — allocated explicitly for mammography screening and related support services for underserved communities.
After emigrating to France, Maggie worked with Gabriel on several more projects, including the creation of a digital magazine and a documentary short, which was nominated at the Paris Short Film Festival in 2015. While living in the United Kingdom, they produced and translated NATGEO’s Wild Trip Scotland. Since returning stateside, Maggie fulfilled her dream of writing a novel while working alongside Gabriel on his two book projects yet to come.…so stay tuned!
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