As a news­pa­per reporter on Long Island, Har­ri­et Pike lived and observed Nora’s world, a mix of beau­ty and prej­u­dice. She start­ed at News­day and sub­se­quent­ly worked for oth­er pub­li­ca­tions as a reporter and man­ag­ing edi­tor. A career writer, her port­fo­lio includes arti­cles for The New York Times and Dai­ly News. Ene­my in the Gar­den is her first novel.