“Campbell’s work is as disarmingly understated as she herself. One develops an awareness of the quietly disturbing beauty of her prose as the plots unfold. Her characters linger, their problems as real as those of friends one knows from work and life. Always there is the inexplicable confounding of loss and love, but in Campbell’s hands, the circumstances startle us.”
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Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point, Ellen Prentiss Campbell’s newest historical novel, is a family epic spanning three generations and a hundred years, from the 1880’s to the 1980’s. The story of Pennsylvania artist George Hetzel’s complicated family explores their joys and sorrows, secrets and mysteries — and celebrates the enduring strength of love and art. Learn more…
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Ellen Prentiss Campbell
Ellen told stories before she could read. As a psychotherapist, she listened to stories; now she writes full time. Her novels have been honored in competitions; The Bowl with Gold Seams received the Indy Excellence Award for Historical Fiction. Ellen’s award-winning stories have been recognized by the Pushcart Press; her collection Contents Under Pressure was nominated for the National Book Award. Learn more…
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