Elizabeth Berry is perhaps best-remembered on Bainbridge Island as an extraordinary conversationalist and an exceptional friend to a wide circle of highly diverse Island personalities.

Over the course of two decades, until her premature death from cancer in 2004, she could be found most mornings at Pegasus Coffee Shop, near the Island's marina, meeting friends and solving the world's problems over a cup of coffee—or at least making those problems fun to talk about. The coffee group still meets most mornings at Pegasus and still solves problems—still managing to find a great deal of humor in daily life.

For more than a decade, Elizabeth owned and operated Bainbridge House Bed and Breakfast, in three distinct Island neighborhoods: first at Rolling Bay, then at Lynwood Center, and finally in Winslow, Bainbridge Island's “hub.”

Besides operating her B&B, Elizabeth was committed to the success of Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, serving as a board member and president, and she was a founding member and president of the Bainbridge Island Lodging Association.

Above all, Elizabeth was utterly devoted to her four children and six grandchildren, who were, quite literally, the light of her life. She is loved and missed by all who knew her.

In 2001 and 2002, Elizabeth wrote Inn Sight, reflecting her experiences operating Bainbridge House at Rolling Bay in the early 1990's. In 2002, she submitted her story to Malice Domestic receiving their award for the best unpublished work by a writer of a traditional mystery (as exemplified by Agatha Christie).

Regrettably, Inn Sight never found a traditional publisher, a miscarriage we are happy to rectify.

To order Inn Sight, click on the book cover at top left or on one of the links below the book cover.