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Ellen Foster is a 1987 novel by American novelist Kaye Gibbons. It was a selection of Oprah's Book Club in October 1997.
Ellen Foster: Directed by John Erman. With Julie Harris, Jena Malone, Ted Levine, Glynnis O'Connor. After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to find a place to call home.
Jan 21, 1987 · Ellen Foster is the abused Pippi Longstocking of the South, an adorable quirky confabulation who overcomes difficulty, circumvents evil and triumphs in developing tender and enlightened compassion for her Black friend, whom she understands will always have a hard life.
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Oct 17, 2012 · Ellen Foster (Oprah's Book Club) Paperback – October 17, 2012. by Kaye Gibbons (Author) 4.2 1,175 ratings. Book 1 of 2: Ellen Foster. See all formats and editions. "Filled with lively humor, compassion, and intimacy." —Alice Hoffman, The New York Times Book Review. "When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy."
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Oct 17, 2012 · In Ellen Foster, the title character is an 11-year-old orphan who refers to herself as "old Ellen," an appellation that is disturbingly apt. Ellen is an old woman in a child's body; her frail, unhappy mother dies, her abusive father alternately neglects her and makes advances on her, and she is shuttled from one uncaring relative's home to ...
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Her first novel, Ellen Foster, was published in 1987. It won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was chosen as one of Oprah's Book Club...
Nov 4, 2010 · Ellen Foster. By Kaye Gibbons. 168 pages; Vintage Books. Against all odds, Ellen never gives up her belief that there is a place for her in the world, a home which will satisfy all her longing for love, acceptance, and order.
After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to find a p...
