Author

Ellen Marie Wiseman

7 books, mostly historical fiction, for Recorded Books and Tantor Audio, 2013–2025

Ellen Marie Wiseman is a New York Times bestselling author who grew up in Three Mile Bay, a small hamlet in northern New York. She began writing seriously after her children left for college, and her debut novel, The Plum Tree, was inspired by her German family’s experiences during World War II. Her novels are known for suspenseful historical stories that explore social injustices, family secrets, survival, and resilience; they have sold more than two million copies in the United States and been translated into twenty-two languages.