About the Author

Liza Bennett is a full-time writer and former advertising executive.  She has published ten novels, including Local Knowledge, So Near, A Place for Us, and Bleeding Heart under her maiden name Liza Gyllenhaal. Georgia & Anita is her first work of nonfiction. She is the past Board Chair and long-time board member of the Academy of American Poets, currently serving on the Emeritus board, and is the Secretary of the West Stockbridge Historical Society.  She divides her time between New York City and the Berkshire Hills in Massachusetts.

Her blog lizagyllenhaal — a writer in the garden offers musings on writing, gardening, reading, poetry, and life in the Berkshires.