House Arrest (26 page)

Biography

A literary late bloomer, Ellen Meeropol began writing fiction in her fifties when she was working as a nurse practitioner in a pediatric hospital. Since leaving her nursing practice in 2005, Ellen has worked as the publicist and book group coordinator for an independent bookstore and taught fiction workshops. She is a founding member of the Rosenberg Fund for Children and author of the script for their dramatic program “Celebrate,” which has been produced in four cities, most recently in 2007 starring Eve Ensler, David Strathairn and Angela Davis. Drawing material from her twin passions of medical ethics and political activism, her fiction explores characters at the intersection of political turmoil and family life.

Ellen holds an MFA in creative writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. Her stories have appeared in
Bridges
,
The Drum
,
Portland Magazine
,
Pedestal
,
Patchwork Journal
, and
The Women’s Times
.
House Arrest
is her first novel. She lives in Western Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Title

Copyright

Acknowledgements

1 ~ Emily

2 ~ Pippa

3 ~ Emily

4 ~ Gina

5 ~Pippa

6 ~ Sam

7 ~ Emily

8 ~ Pippa

9 ~ Emily

10 ~ Pippa

11 ~ Emily

12 ~ Gina

13 ~ Emily

14 ~ Pippa

15 ~ Sam

16 ~ Emily

17 ~ Gina

18 ~ Pippa

19 ~ Emily

20 ~ Sam

21 ~ Emily

22 ~ Gina

23 ~ Emily

24 ~ Pippa

25 ~ Emily

26 ~ Pippa

27 ~ Emily

28 ~ Pippa

29 ~ Emily

30 ~ Pippa

31 ~ Sam

32 ~ Emily

33 ~ Pippa

34 ~ Sam

35 ~ Pippa

36 ~ Gina

37 ~ Sam

38 ~ Emily

39 ~ Pippa

40 ~ Emily

41 ~ Pippa

42 ~ Emily

43 ~ Sam

44 ~ Emily

Biography