Ellen Keith

Writer * Editor * Translator

ELLEN KEITH

 
 
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The Dutch Orphan

Coming April 18, 2023: A novel set during World War II about a woman who offers shelter to a Jewish baby, and her sister, who must choose between family loyalty and her own safety.

"Vivid and deeply personal, ‘The Dutch Orphan’ is a harrowing story of two sisters torn apart by secrets, then forced to make an impossible choice. A heartbreaking, compelling story I couldn’t put down until the very last page.” - Genevieve Graham, bestselling historical fiction author

 
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About

Winner of the HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction, Ellen Keith is a bestselling Canadian author and a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s MFA program in creative writing. Her work has appeared in publications such as the New Quarterly and the Globe and Mail. She currently lives in Amsterdam.

 
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The Dutch Orphan is a dazzling, intimate, and gripping story of two sisters whose courage and devotion transcends occupation and war. Ellen Keith writes the most deft, beautifully realized historical fiction.
— Carol Windley, bestselling author of Midnight Train to Prague
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