Saving Ellen: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery
by Maura Casey
$19.46 / copy at 25+ copies As low as $16.17 at 1,000+Your best volume price
Total $486.50
Format
The more copies, the less each one costs
Applied automatically in your cart. No code needed.
Turn this order into a program
Groups that order in bulk often pair the copies with something more. We handle the extras so you don't have to.
Bookplates, tipped-in pages, belly bands or author signatures. Hardcovers only, subject to publisher approval.
Customization options Ship to every readerOne address, many sites or individual recipients' homes, in the US and abroad.
Fulfillment options Pair it with a branded journalJournals with your logo or each reader's name, for the same group.
Branded journals
Bring in a speaker
BookPal is partnering with Talezo to help you find and book authors, speakers and performers for your event.
BookPal × TalezoSaving Ellen
“A story for anyone who has refused to give up on someone, including themselves. . . . With her ever-expanding heart, she helps us find the words for unspeakable grief and the map to forgiveness.” —Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
"Broke my heart and renewed my belief in the triumph of the human spirit . . . Told in the evocative, crystal-clear prose of a writer with a feminist sensibility and the wisdom accrued from living a full life, Casey’s family story is one I’ll fondly recall long after other memoirs will have faded from my memory.” —Wally Lamb, New York Times bestselling author of She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True
“Candid, eloquent, emotionally engaging, intellectually thought-provoking, exceptionally well-written, organized, and presented.” —Midwest Book Review
“Vulnerable, raw writing . . . a profoundly detailed, poignant read." —Kirkus Reviews
Financial privation and her father’s drunken scenes formed the backdrop to Maura Casey's childhood, but her sister Ellen’s years-long struggle with kidney disease consumed her whole family. Determined to see Ellen live to adulthood, her mother fought medical advice to donate a kidney at a time when organ transplants were medical miracles. She concealed the true impact of that decision, which would affect the family for years to come.
Set in Buffalo amidst the tumult of the 1960s and 70s, Saving Ellen traces the author's recovery from alcoholism and sexual assault and tells of her irrepressible older sister Ellen, who fought to claim her dream of becoming an athlete; her smart, feminist mother, whose World War II Army service prepared her to manage her own platoon of six children; and her adulterous, alcoholic father who, at the end, was haunted by his shortcomings and regrets. Despite the hard truths of her childhood, Saving Ellen is ultimately a story of humor at unexpected moments as well as the grace of reconciliation and gratitude.
Saving Ellen will appeal to those who have endured the stress of caring for a chronically ill family member, with all the fraught choices that entails. Readers who have experienced the unique insanity of living in a large alcoholic family will recognize the mix of madness and humor that forms the foundation of daily life. Casey's story has parallels to Monica Wood’s When We Were the Kennedys, which details the struggle her family began when her father died of a heart attack, and Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle, with its tale of family dysfunction and siblings trying to help one another cope in a dilapidated house with an unstable father.
The book, Saving Ellen: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781510780774 in Hardcover by Maura Casey may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
- Publisher
- Skyhorse
- Author
- Maura Casey
- Format
- Hardcover
- Published
- Apr 1, 2025
- ISBN-13
- 9781510780774
- ISBN-10
- 1510780777
- Pages
- 336
- Carton quantity
- 22 copies
Saving Ellen in bulk: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $19.46 | 41% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $18.47 | 44% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $17.48 | 47% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $16.82 | 49% off list |
| 1,000+ | $16.17 | 51% off list |
Popular for
A copy for every member, on one order.
A book for every attendee, delivered to your venue.
For clients, staff, members or volunteers.
How fast can I get copies of Saving Ellen?
Need them by a specific date? Request a quote and we'll confirm timing before you pay.
Can you ship to several locations or people's homes?
Yes. We ship in bulk to one address, to multiple sites, or to individual recipients, in the US and internationally. See fulfillment options.
Can I get a formal quote for approval before ordering?
Yes. Request a quote and we'll send a PDF you can forward for approval.
Do you accept purchase orders and tax-exempt orders?
Yes. We accept purchase orders upon approval, as well as cards, PayPal, ACH, wire transfers and checks. BookPal is a tax-exempt supplier in all 50 states. See purchase orders and sales tax exemption.
What if I find a lower price?
Send us the link. We match prices from other bulk booksellers and distributors on a new copy in the same edition, available to ship in the quantity you need. Clearance sales and pricing errors are the exception, and we'll tell you quickly if that's the case. Start a price match.
Write a Review
Saving Ellen: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery
A colleague asked you to approve this order
Your quote list
Add books as you browse, then request one quote for all of them.