This is the romantic story of the great American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) and how the love of his life, Sophia Peabody, became his wife and his inspiration. Had it not been for Sophia Peabody he would not have followed his passion for writing and would not have gone on to produced his great works, Scarlet Letter or The House of the Seven Gables.