For lovers of true stories with literary depth.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Exciting, personal and historically layered

A young boxer sacrifices his freedom to save his brother and ends up in a German labor camp. He escapes, finds gold and love, but pays a high price. Years later, his son searches for answers. The Fourth Gold Bar is a story about loyalty, identity, and what remains when everything is at stake.

About the author


John B. Gieles was born in 1946 in Berlin-Zehlendorf. He studied Social Psychology and lived for a long time in Bergen op Zoom, Oosterhout, Venray and now in Heemskerk. For years he dreamed of writing a film script, but that never happened. It became this autofictional novel, which according to many reads like a film.

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