Stories That Help Us See the World Differently

A novel of loss, love, and the life-changing power of simply being heard.

Stories That Help Us See the World Differently

A novel of loss, love, and the life-changing power of simply being heard.

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I have never written a book simply to tell a story. Every book I've written began with something I wanted to understand. Sometimes it was a moment in history. Sometimes it was a question about faith, courage, love, loss, or what it means to be human.

As I write, I learn. Not only about the people who fill my pages, but about the world they lived in, the choices they made, and the truths that continue to shape our lives today.

More than anything, I hope my stories help readers care. History is no longer just history when it is experienced through the life of one person. A stranger becomes someone we know. Their hopes become our hopes. Their heartbreak becomes our own.

When you finish one of my books, you see the world a little differently, then I have accomplished what I set out to do."

— Ellen Brazer

Meet the Author

Ellen Brazer

Ellen Brazer is the award-winning author of six books.

Her debut novel, Hearts of Fire, received Hadassah's prestigious Myrtle Wreath Award. Among the award's distinguished recipients is the late Maya Angelou, former United States Poet Laureate.

Ellen has spoken to more than 6,000 people at organizations throughout the United States.

Her novel Clouds Across the Sun was selected for development and presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Her biography, I Am Meir's Brother, was recognized by BookAuthority as one of the Best Israeli Biography Books of All Time, a distinction featured by CNN and Forbes.

She lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where she continues to write and speak.

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Why I Speak

I Don't Give Lectures. I Tell Stories.

For many years, I spoke about each of my books and the remarkable experiences that surrounded them. Every audience was different, and every conversation took on a life of its own.

Today, my talks have evolved. People often ask where my stories come from. Every book I have written began with something I wanted to understand. Sometimes it was a moment in history. Sometimes it was a question that refused to leave me alone. The search for those answers became a novel.

I don't believe books change the world.

I believe people do.

Stories simply help us see one another differently.

Whether I'm speaking about history, the people I've met along the way, or the journey that led to She Came to Listen, my hope is always the same: that audiences leave thinking, feeling, and perhaps seeing the world a little differently than when they arrived.

I don't give lectures.

I tell stories.

For speaking engagements, you can reach me at Ellenb9815@bellsouth.net

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ELLEN BRAZER

Stories That Help Us See the World Differently

Stories That Help Us See the World Differently

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Featured Novel

She Came to Listen

Meet the Author

Ellen Brazer

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Six Books. Six Remarkable Journeys.

She Came to Listen

Hearts of Fire

Clouds Across the Sun

And So It Was Written

The Wondering Jew

I Am Meir's Brother

Why I Speak

I Don't Give Lectures. I Tell Stories.

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