Ellie's Great War
A Novel of the Home Front
$25.73
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2026
Summary
A debut historical novel destined to become a classic like Little Women, this coming-of-age story records an upstate New York family’s suffering and growth through World War I and its aftermath through the eyes of a young woman.
Eleanor Foerster, a bright and irreverent fourteen-year-old, takes her first step into adulthood on the day she learns that America has entered the Great War against Germany. Suddenly, her quiet town in upstate New York is swept up in the turbulence o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896360827 |
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| Author: | Diane Keech |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 209g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“An engaging historical novel told by an insightful teenager who comes of age during World War I and the terrible flu epidemic that follows. Her story allows the reader to appreciate how major events impinge upon the residents of a small town. Ellie’s Great War is an enjoyable and informative novel worth reading.”—Hillary Tiefer, author of Lily’s Home Front and The Secret Ranch
Diane Keech
Diane Keech grew up in an upstate New York family with deep roots in the area. She avidly absorbed local lore before going on to study American history and literature at Wellesley College. After many years in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she wrote Ellie’s Great War, Diane and her husband now live in Portland, Oregon.
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