Helen Klein Ross – Author of The Latecomers

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The Latecomers is a deeply moving family drama about a young Irish immigrant, an ancestral home in New England and a dark secret that lay hidden in its walls for five generations.

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What Was Mine tells the story of Lucy Wakefield—a seemingly ordinary woman who does something extraordinary in a desperate moment: she takes a baby girl from a shopping cart and raises her as her own.

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The Traveler’s Vade Mecum is a unique collaboration, an anthology of new poems prompted by old telegrams from an 1853 compendium of the same name, contributed by 67 poets from all over the world.

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Making It: A Novel of Madison Avenue is a coming-of-middle age story about a woman and a business (advertising.) It’s sort of like Mad Men thirty years later, from the point of view of an older, wiser, married Peggy Olson.

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About the Author

Helen Klein Ross is a poet and novelist. Her latest novel The Latecomers was published by Little, Brown in November 2018. Other novels include What Was Mine (Simon and Schuster, 2016) and Making It: A Novel Of Madison Avenue (2013) the first e-book with a digital epilogue which links to online content where readers can explore material created by each character. Helen is also the creator and editor of The Traveler’s Vade Mecum (Red Hen Press, 2016), a compendium of new poems titled by old telegrams sourced from an 1853 book she discovered on Twitter. Over 70 contributing poets include Frank Bidart and Billy Collins. Helen’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and in The Iowa Review where she won the 2014 Iowa Review award in poetry. Helen spent decades as a writer/creative director at global ad agencies on both coasts. She graduated from Cornell University and received an MFA from The New School. She lives with her husband in New York City and Lakeville, CT.

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THE LATECOMERS
Lena Little
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Kathy Daneman
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kathy@kathydaneman.com

THE TRAVELER’S VADE MECUM
Rebecca Baumann
Red Hen Press
publicity@redhen.org

WHAT WAS MINE
Meagan Harris
Simon & Schuster
Meagan.Harris@simonandschuster.com

"The Latecomers is a brilliantly researched and masterly told chronicle of the decades and generations in one immigrant's journey…a riveting read infused with subtle wit and great intelligence."

KATE WALBERT
author
of His Favorites and A Short History of Women

“Skillfully constructed and rich in detail, The Latecomers covers a significant span of Irish-American history, unfolding brilliantly from the story of an adoption."

MARY NORRIS
author
of Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

“Fans of historical fiction will find much to enjoy—a reprise of the well-loved immigrant narrative and a meticulous depiction of early-20th-century life.”

KIRKUS REVIEWS

“An old house that has witnessed secrets, betrayals, love and death, read the first page and I dare you to stop."

ABIGAIL THOMAS
author
of A Three Dog Life and What Comes Next and How to Like It

“The Latecomers is a riveting, multigenerational novel…about money, identity, and desire—but above all, it's about the lengths to which people will go to protect the ones they love."

DAWN RAFFEL
author
of The Strange Case of Dr. Couney

"The Latecomers details the lives of women both upstairs and down in early twentieth century New York City and Connecticut…an engrossingly rich, unforgettable read. I couldn't put it down."

LYNN CULLEN
author
of Mrs. Poe and Twain's End

“Meticulous tracking of conventions, domestic conveniences and more will please readers who like to be immersed in a different time.”

BOOKLIST
author
of Mrs. Poe and Twain's End

“A satisfying blend of historical and familial drama.”

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"The Latecomers is a brilliantly researched and masterly told chronicle of the decades and generations in one immigrant's journey…a riveting read infused with subtle wit and great intelligence."

KATE WALBERT author of His Favorites and A Short History of Women

“Skillfully constructed and rich in detail, The Latecomers covers a significant span of Irish-American history, unfolding brilliantly from the story of an adoption."

MARY NORRIS author of Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

“Fans of historical fiction will find much to enjoy—a reprise of the well-loved immigrant narrative and a meticulous depiction of early-20th-century life.”

KIRKUS REVIEWS

“An old house that has witnessed secrets, betrayals, love and death, read the first page and I dare you to stop."

ABIGAIL THOMAS author of A Three Dog Life and What Comes Next and How to Like It

“The Latecomers is a riveting, multigenerational novel…about money, identity, and desire—but above all, it's about the lengths to which people will go to protect the ones they love."

DAWN RAFFEL author of The Strange Case of Dr. Couney

"The Latecomers details the lives of women both upstairs and down in early twentieth century New York City and Connecticut…an engrossingly rich, unforgettable read. I couldn't put it down."

LYNN CULLEN author of Mrs. Poe and Twain's End

“Meticulous tracking of conventions, domestic conveniences and more will please readers who like to be immersed in a different time.”

BOOKLIST author of Mrs. Poe and Twain's End

“A satisfying blend of historical and familial drama.”

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Featured Books

About the Author

Upcoming Events

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Spotlight: The Latecomers

Spotlight: What Was Mine

Contact

KATE WALBERT
author
of His Favorites and A Short History of Women

MARY NORRIS
author
of Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

ABIGAIL THOMAS
author
of A Three Dog Life and What Comes Next and How to Like It

DAWN RAFFEL
author
of The Strange Case of Dr. Couney

LYNN CULLEN
author
of Mrs. Poe and Twain's End

BOOKLIST
author
of Mrs. Poe and Twain's End

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