Background
Erika Ellis was born on October 14, 1965, in Plainfield. She is a daughter of William Wright and Shirley Walker Peel.
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106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA
Wellesley College where Erika Ellis received a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
The University of California, Los Angeles where Erika Ellis received a Master of Arts degree.
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106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA
Wellesley College where Erika Ellis received a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
The University of California, Los Angeles where Erika Ellis received a Master of Arts degree.
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Good Fences: A Novel
(In this exciting novel, an upwardly mobile black family m...)
In this exciting novel, an upwardly mobile black family moves to the affluent suburbs - with dramatic, sexy, funny, and provocative results.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679448764/?tag=2022091-20
1998
Erika Ellis
Edit ProfileEducation
Erika Ellis studied at Wellesley College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree there. Then she studied at the University of California in Los Angeles, where she received a Master of Arts degree in the United States History.
Career
Erika Ellis started to work as a writer right after her graduation. Her first book was Good Fences published in 1998. Later this book was turned into a film in 2003.
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Good Fences: A Novel
(In this exciting novel, an upwardly mobile black family m...)
1998
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Good Fences: A Novel
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Quotations: "My primary motivation for writing is my love of that timeless never-never space I go to when I create. It feels like the meaning of life. Also I have a compulsive need to describe the human experience from my point of view."
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Erika Ellis married Trey Ellis. The marriage produced a daughter, Ava Yasmin Ellis.
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Political Party
Progressive Party