| You know I love writing about real women who defied the odds—and my new novel Run, Darling may be the most thrilling escape story I’ve told. In fact, I think it rivals Kleopatra’s harrowing escape from her own twisted family! Many of us remember the Gabors, the scandalous 20th century beauty icons, but few know that before global celebrity and multiple husbands, they were a family of young Hungarian Jewish women desperate to escape the Nazis’ rising tyranny. Run, Darling follows the dazzling sisters, Zsa Zsa, Eva, and Magda across continents as they flee WWII Europe with nothing but their wit, charm, and desperate desire to save themselves and each other. From Eastern Europe to London, Turkey, Iraq, India, Berlin, and Old Hollywood, it’s a tale of bold choices, death-defying risks, impossible glamour, and survival against a backdrop of unparalleled cruelty. If you loved Kleopatra for her cunning power, or Dracula in Love for its sensual defiance, or the politics and allure of the muses of Leonardo’s Swans, Run, Darling brings comparable heroines, armed with female intuition, family secrets, daring plans, and lipstick. ☺ ✨Preorder now and send proof of purchase to info@karenessex.com and you’ll be automatically entered into a giveaway to win a signed first edition hardcover copy of Kleopatra, now a collectors’ item! (For U.S. residents only) ➡️ Preorder Here I can’t wait for you to meet these fabulous women who, like so many in my stories, used the tools they had—beauty, brains, and the support of one another—to overcome obstacles and rewrite their fates. You will want to take them along on all your summer travels! |
