A series of serendipitous happenings led to the purchase of a grand old house in Woods Hole in 2018. Following her career as a retail executive, Elizabeth Sheehy turned to writing full time to tell the story of people she just met, long dead and nearly forgotten. A lifelong writer and a lover of puzzles and mysteries, she put her Trinity College history degree to work to uncover the fascinating lives of the Nickersons and the Nugents from one hundred years ago. Elizabeth grew up in Northern California with English parents who passed down to her their passion for history. She and her husband split their time between Virginia and Massachusetts.