Gibbons (Ellen Foster ; On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon ; etc.) hearkens back to the Brontë sisters with her penchant for the gothic in this rather stilted novel of female oppression and ...

Sequel to Ellen Foster offers one more glimpse into life of Gibbons’ beloved protagonist. Whatever happened to put-upon, plucky Ellen Foster? Kaye Gibbons’ The Life All Around Me by Ellen Foster is a ...

Kaye Gibbons will read from Ellen Foster, her novel about a gutsy 11-year-old girl struggling to survive predatory adults, at 6:30 p.m. Monday (Oct. 20) at Houston Public Library's Central Branch, 500 ...

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