Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
A perfumer and pilot, Marie Urban – Le Febvre began to explore her family’s exciting past in 2010. She continues to delve into history, particularly how it relates to peace and freedom in the world today. In 2014 Marie moved with her husband, Sascha, and their son, Carl, from Paris to Berlin, where they fulfilled their dream of opening a perfume laboratory and launching their own “Urban Scents” brand of fragrances. Her journey into her family’s past influences her work as she sources ingredients that help provide income for people impacted by economic and political unrest. She’s currently developing “Utopia,” a scent that blends materials from around the world, including elements from countries at odds with one another. This fragrance is her personal expression of peace.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Risking and Resisting: Discovering the Untold Story of My Family’s Fight for Freedom in World War II
It all began with a letter from a stranger. A single message from across the Atlantic launched a journey of discovery to an unknown chapter of Marie Le Febvre’s family’s past—a chapter filled with extraordinary courage and unexpected connections. Marie’s journey uncovered a heritage of risking and resisting during World War II, and forged in her a new understanding of freedom.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Before being a writer, I am a perfumer creator. So, for me, words have scents and scents are also words for me.
I mostly write perfume formula… perfumes and smelling stories.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Jules Verne, Maupassant
What are you working on now?
A scented story
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am very bad about that …
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Live your dream
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up
What are you reading now?
Allo la tour ? Y’a un boeuf dans le cockpit !
by Simon Hayot
What’s next for you as a writer?
The French version of Risking and Resisting
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The little prince by St Exupery
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Perfume by Patrick Süskind
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Author Websites and Profiles
Marie LE FEBVRE – URBAN Website
Marie LE FEBVRE – URBAN Amazon Profile
Marie LE FEBVRE – URBAN Author Profile on Smashwords
Marie LE FEBVRE – URBAN’s Social Media Links
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