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Ellen Keith

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Born

St. Albert, Canada

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http://www.ellenkeith.ca

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction

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March 2018

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Ellen Keith is the author of the bestselling novel The Dutch Wife, which won the 2016 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction. She has an undergraduate degree in history with a focus on WWII/Holocaust Studies from the University of Alberta, as well as an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. She is originally from St. Albert, Canada, and currently lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Thank you for "The Dutch Wife". My favorite book, so far, this year! "You get what you deserve." Wow. Just wow. Any news on a next book?

Ellen Keith Thank you! That's so nice to hear. The next book is very much in its early stages, still working on an outline. It will be historical fiction, probabl…moreThank you! That's so nice to hear. The next book is very much in its early stages, still working on an outline. It will be historical fiction, probably taking place in the United States. More news to come... (less)

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Keep writing Ellen, you have a gift! The Dutch Wife was such a powerful and meaningful book that should be read in all academic settings. Are you working on anything new?

Ellen Keith Hi Lynn,

Thank you for the incredibly kind words! For the past while I've just been focused on everything surrounding The Dutch Wife. It's coming out i…moreHi Lynn,

Thank you for the incredibly kind words! For the past while I've just been focused on everything surrounding The Dutch Wife. It's coming out in Dutch next month, and in the U.S. in September. However, I'm really looking forward to finally sitting down and starting a new novel, hopefully in the coming week or two. I'm still mulling over the specifics, but I have a feeling it will take place in New York in the 1950s...only a decade after The Dutch Wife, but a total shift in atmosphere!(less)

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Average rating: 3.78 · 14,760 ratings · 1,439 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dutch Wife 3.73 avg rating — 12,397 ratings — published 2018 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dutch Orphan 4.01 avg rating — 2,331 ratings — published 2023 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All I Want for Christmas: A Holiday Sampler by Maisey Yates (Goodreads Author), Joanna Sims (Goodreads Author), Heather Graham (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We need to be able to laugh about what life throws at us. How else can we expect to press on?”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife

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“You see, over the course of a game, luck tends to balance out, and it comes down to strategy....It all depends on those opening rolls of the die. If you're not rolling high, you'll need to start building walls to block your opponent. At any moment, everything can shift, but strength lies in knowing when to maintain your defences, and when it's safe to make a move.”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife

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“His devotion makes me wish, I wish I had something to make me stronger, to give me hope.”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife

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