Learn about THE BOWL WITH GOLD SEAMS by Ellen Prentiss Campbell
Washington, D.C., May 2, 2016 — In her debut novel THE BOWL WITH GOLD SEAMS, acclaimed writer and literary critic Ellen Prentiss
Campbell tells a
moving, intimate story inspired by an unusual chapter in the history of the
Bedford Springs Hotel in southern Pennsylvania. During the summer of 1945, the
resort served as the detainment center for the Japanese ambassador to Berlin,
his staff, and their families.
The novel tells Hazel Shaw’s story as a young Quaker woman
working at the hotel among the Japanese, and the further story of the
reverberating lifelong consequences of that experience. The final events of the
war challenge Hazel’s beliefs about enemies and friends, victory and defeat,
love and loyalty. In the ensuing years she remains haunted by memories. Long
after the end of the war, an unexpected encounter brings Hazel back to the
hotel and she must confront her past, come to terms with her present life, and
determine her future. Like the precious
bowl she is given, broken centuries before and mended with golden glue, Hazel
comes to understand that “even that which is broken is beautiful.”
Note:
While Campbell worked on the novel, the
Bedford Springs Hotel, which had been closed for 30 years, was restored and
reopened. Now owned by Omni, it is once again a thriving destination.
About the author: Ellen Prentiss Campbell is
the author of the short story collection Contents Under Pressure (Broadkill River
Press, 2016), which was nominated for the National Book Award. Her short
fiction has been featured in numerous journals including The Massachusetts Review, The Potomac Review, and The MacGuffin. Her essays and reviews
have appeared in The Fiction Writers
Review, where she is a contributing editor, and The Washington Independent Review of Books. She lives in
Washington, D.C., and summers in Manns Choice, PA, near the Bedford Springs
Hotel.
Please visit Ellen on her Facebook page, Twitter, and her Website.
To purchase her book visit these fine retailers:
Comments
Post a Comment