Elizabeth M. O’Hara writes women’s fiction exploring complicated grief, deeply held secrets, midlife reinvention, and the possibility of second chances. Her stories follow characters who navigate unexpected losses and pivot toward resilience, finding grace in nature, friendship, and love. She draws inspiration from the psychological depth of John Updike, the nostalgic warmth of Ray Bradbury, the lush descriptive prose of Rosamunde Pilcher, and the sharp wit of Nora Ephron.
Having grown up in and around Cape Cod, she is intimately acquainted with the coastal landscape, and its rhythms and qualities infuse her work. Her culinary training is central to her storytelling, weaving the language and metaphors of cooking throughout her narratives to explore transformation, nourishment, and the acts of care that bind us together.
Her debut novel, The Winds of Eastpointe, follows a chef as she retreats from the city to the beauty of Cape Cod seeking solace after her husband’s death and the devastating secret she discovers in its wake.
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