Lisa Shea

Lisa Shea was born in Maryland during the Vietnam War to a father in the Air Force and a mother who worked as a journalist. She grew up in various towns along the eastern seaboard, raised in an environment where writing and researching the past were as natural as spending weekends tromping through old-growth woods looking for stone wall foundations. She has always enjoyed examining our past. Our past is not full of dusty, dry tales - these were real people with the same jealousies, loves,...See more

Lisa Shea was born in Maryland during the Vietnam War to a father in the Air Force and a mother who worked as a journalist. She grew up in various towns along the eastern seaboard, raised in an environment where writing and researching the past were as natural as spending weekends tromping through old-growth woods looking for stone wall foundations. She has always enjoyed examining our past. Our past is not full of dusty, dry tales - these were real people with the same jealousies, loves, dreams, and questions as we have now. The Noah flood myth has always been especially interesting to Lisa. Why do so many cultures have such a similar story? Surely it means there was an actual event, far back in the mists of time, which provided the foundation. The Black Sea seems to be that answer. Half of all proceeds benefit battered women's shelters. See less