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Ellen Baker

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http://www.ellenbakernovels.com

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Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

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March 2008

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Ellen Baker has worked as a living history interpreter, a museum curator, and a bookseller and event coordinator at an independent bookstore. Her first novel, KEEPING THE HOUSE, won the 2008 Great Lakes Book Award; her second novel is I GAVE MY HEART TO KNOW THIS. She lives in Minnesota.

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I GAVE MY HEART TO KNOW THIS

When I set out to write my new novel, I didn't realize I'd learn how to weld a ship, mine for copper, butcher a chicken. But what I really didn't expect was that my writing would also challenge and guide me through my own explorations of some of the questions my characters encounter: how (and whether) to tame or feed or foster your most outrageous dreams; how to accept unacceptable loss; how to... read more »

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	Keeping the House 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,142 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	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
	I Gave My Heart to Know This 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	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 by Ellen Baker (Goodreads Author), Christine Williams (Translation) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	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
	On Strike and on Film: Mexican American Families and Blacklisted Filmmakers in Cold War America 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	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
	Pie a la Murder by Melinda Wells, Ellen Baker (Goodreads Author) 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	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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Quotes by Ellen Baker

“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)”
― Ellen Baker, Keeping the House

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“Flying lessons? That's not very wifely.”
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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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