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Ellen Baker

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Ellen Baker is the author of the novels THE HIDDEN LIFE OF CECILY LARSON, KEEPING THE HOUSE, and I GAVE MY HEART TO KNOW THIS. She has worked as a museum curator and as a bookseller and event coordinator at an independent bookstore. Originally from the Upper Midwest, Ellen currently lives on the coast of Maine.

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Ellen Baker Everyone says “don’t give up” and “stay in your chair.” I agree with those pieces of advice! One thing I would also add is “find your true voice.” Wri…moreEveryone says “don’t give up” and “stay in your chair.” I agree with those pieces of advice! One thing I would also add is “find your true voice.” Write about things you truly care about, in a way that sounds right to you. Authentic storytelling is what will finally resonate with readers – not with all of them, but with the ones you’re meant to find, and who are meant to find you.(less)

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Ellen Baker As a person who’s lived all my life in small towns, I started wondering whether it would be possible to keep a significant secret across a long lifeti…moreAs a person who’s lived all my life in small towns, I started wondering whether it would be possible to keep a significant secret across a long lifetime, and then what the consequences would be once that secret came out. I knew right away that my small town would be in northern Minnesota, where I was born and which still feels to me like ‘home.’ I also quickly decided that my main character would be a very conventional-seeming pillar of the community with an excellent reputation. I wanted her to be someone with a great deal to lose; someone whose fall from grace – if she did indeed fall – would be spectacular. Then I had to start to try to imagine what sorts of secrets would be consequential enough to still matter, after decades.(less)

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	The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson 3.89 avg rating — 8,433 ratings — published 2024 — 4 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
	Keeping the House 3.76 avg rating — 3,060 ratings — published 2007 — 22 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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	The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson: A Novel 4.08 avg rating — 63 ratings — 3 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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THE HIDDEN LIFE OF CECILY LARSON -- coming soon!

Hello, everyone, from the sunny, snowy, muddy coast of Maine! I love this time of year here, when the days are just warm enough to create a few puddles in roads and driveways, but a coating of snow remains in the fields and everything refreezes overnight. I’m working on a new novel now that’s partially set in my adopted home state of Maine, but my new novel, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF CECILY LARSON, is se Read more of this blog post »

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“Homes should mean something to us humans. They are a basic instinct. A home, with a life that centers only on food and sleep, is not really a home, it's a house. Beauty and graciousness, joy of living, being used in every part, these are the things that make a house a home. (chapter header quote from Popular Home Decorations, 1940)”
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“He took her face in both his hands and kissed her like they weren't even married yet”
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