Ellen Feldman

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Ellen Feldman
Born1941 (age 8283)
Pen nameAmanda Russell
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Education Bryn Mawr College (BA, MA)

Ellen Feldman (born 1941) is an American writer. She grew up in New Jersey and attended Bryn Mawr College, and graduated with B.A. and an M.A. in modern history. She also worked for a publishing firm in New York City and continued with graduate studies at Columbia University. [1] [2]

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Feldman currently lives in New York City and East Hampton, New York. [2]

Works

She has also written under the pseudonym Amanda Russell. [3]

Lucy

Lucy (2003), was about Franklin Roosevelt's love for Lucy Mercer, who was the social secretary of Eleanor Roosevelt, his wife. [1]

Scottsboro

Scottsboro was a 2009 novel about the Scottsboro Boys, nine black youths controversially accused of rape. Lionel Shriver in The Telegraph (UK) found it "a pleasure to read" despite the horrors it described. [5] It was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2009. [6]

Next to Love

Her novel Next to Love (2011), tells the story of three Massachusetts women from the 1940s to 1960s. [7] It was inspired by the true story of the Bedford Boys, a group of men from around Bedford, Virginia, many of whom were killed in the first few minutes of the D-Day landings. [1] [8]

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References

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  6. "Orange prize 2009: The shortlist". The Guardian. 21 April 2009.
  7. Churchwell, Sarah (11 November 2011). "Next to Love by Ellen Feldman (review)". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  8. Jones, Beth (27 Oct 2011). "Next to Love (review)". The Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 27 November 2013.