Ellen Feldman, a 2009 Guggenheim fellow, is the author of Scottsboro, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank, and Lucy. She lives in New York City.
“Haunting and profoundly moving . . . At turns brave, frustrating,
and fragile, [Ellen] Feldman’s characters live and love with
breathtaking intensity.”—Booklist (starred review)
“A remarkable novel driven by the powerful engine of most great
literature: the yearning for a self.”—Robert Olen Butler, author of
the Pulitzer Prize–winning A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
“An intimate look at how we can be dismantled and rebuilt by
changing times.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
“A deftly revealing . . . portrait of the changing face of America
. . . heartbreaking reality.”—Marie Claire
“An honest American experience of the aftermath of World War II
rendered in sharp detail and full of pathos, Next to Love tells us
what we hate to acknowledge—that personal battles don’t end with
the armistice.”—Susan Vreeland, author of Clara and Mr. Tiffany
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