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Mary Ellen Taylor

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Richmond, VA, The United States

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A southerner by birth, Mary Ellen Taylor’s love of her home state of Virginia and its past is evident in her contemporary women's fiction novels, from her first THE UNION STREET BAKERY to her latest, THE WORDS WE WHISPER, which debuts July 20, 2021. Her novels explore issues of family, home and belonging and entwine the past and present.
Richmond born, Mary Ellen has lived there most of her life. Alongside writing, cooking and baking are important creative outlets for Mary Ellen, who's been known to name recipes in honor of her characters. Just a few years ago, she earned her Baking and Pastry Arts Certificate at the University of Richmond's Culinary Arts Program. "In some ways, I liken baking to my efforts as a writer. You need to learn the ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 217,336 ratings · 9,483 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Brighter the Light 4.16 avg rating — 50,137 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winter Cottage 4.19 avg rating — 43,255 ratings — published 2018 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Honeysuckle Season 4.23 avg rating — 28,762 ratings — published 2020 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Rain Ends 4.13 avg rating — 25,389 ratings — published 2023 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spring House 4.27 avg rating — 22,356 ratings — published 2019 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Words We Whisper 4.47 avg rating — 14,550 ratings — published 2021 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Promise of Tomorrow 4.31 avg rating — 8,589 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Union Street Bakery (Union Street Bakery #1) 4.02 avg rating — 8,126 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Corner of King Street (Alexandria, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 6,257 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The View from Prince Street (Alexandria, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 5,026 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Logic and emotion rarely speak the same language.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Honeysuckle Season

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“But bad habits aren’t so easily banished. They bide their time and wait for frustration, doubt, and then temptation to do their bidding.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

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“Scars are where we are most durable.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, The Words We Whisper

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That Distant Land: The Collected Stories, by Wendell Berry

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Bastard Out of Carolina, by Dorothy Allison

12 votes 23.1%

Nightwoods, by Charles Frazier

10 votes 19.2%

The Brighter the Light, by Mary Ellen Taylor

6 votes 11.5%

West, by Carys Davies

4 votes 7.7%

Shifty's Boys, by Chris Offutt

4 votes 7.7%

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