Ellen Prentiss Campbell

Ellen Prentiss Campbell's new historical novel VANISHING POINT explores the life 19th century Pittsburgh artist George Hetzel and his tumultuous, star-crossed family. FRIEDA'S SONG, fictionalizes the life of refugee psychoanalyst Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, illuminating how history, chance, and work shape lives. THE BOWL WITH GOLD SEAMS received the Indy Excellence Award for Historical Fiction and uncovers the story of Japanese diplomats interned at a resort hotel in 1945. Her collection CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE, nominated for the National Book Award, and her love stories KNOWN BY HEART have garnered praise and readers. A member of The National Book Critics Circle, Ellen blogs for The Washington Independent Review of Books as "Girl Writing." Campbell, a former psychotherapist, brings the art of listening and understanding to her writing. She lives in Washington DC and Manns Choice PA.