Ellen Marie Wiseman is the New York Times bestselling author of the highly acclaimed historical fiction novels THE ORPHAN COLLECTOR, WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND, THE PLUM TREE, COAL RIVER and THE LIFE SHE WAS GIVEN, which was a Great Group Reads selection of the Women’s National Book Association and National Reading Group Month. Born and raised in Three Mile Bay, a tiny hamlet in Northern New York, she’s a first-generation German American who discovered her love of reading and writing while attending first grade in one of the last one-room schoolhouses in New York State. Since then, her novels have been translated into 18 languages and published worldwide. A mother of two, Ellen lives on the shores of Lake Ontario with her husband and dogs.

Books by Ellen Marie Wiseman

The Lost Girls of Willowbrook

by Ellen Marie Wiseman - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

Sage Winters’ twin sister, Rosemary, died from pneumonia six years ago. Their mother perished in a car crash, and Sage’s stepfather, Alan, resents being burdened by a responsibility he never wanted. Yet, despite living as near strangers in their Staten Island apartment, Sage is stunned to discover that Alan has kept a shocking secret: Rosemary didn’t die. She was committed to Willowbrook State School and has lingered there until just a few days ago, when she went missing. With no idea what to expect, Sage secretly sets out for Willowbrook, determined to find Rosemary. What she learns, once she steps through its doors and is mistakenly believed to be her sister, will change her life in ways she never could have imagined.