Delia Parr
Encyclopedia
Delia Parr is a pen name for the historical fiction
author Mary Lechleidner.
Raised in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
, Parr attended Pennsauken High School
and graduated from Rutgers University
. She is a full-time high school teacher
who writes during her summer vacations. She is a mother of three grown children and lives in Collingswood, New Jersey
.
Historical fiction
Historical fiction tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the principal characters tend to be fictional...
author Mary Lechleidner.
Raised in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, USA, and a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 35,885....
, Parr attended Pennsauken High School
Pennsauken High School
Pennsauken High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students Pennsauken Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pennsauken Public Schools....
and graduated from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
. She is a full-time high school teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
who writes during her summer vacations. She is a mother of three grown children and lives in Collingswood, New Jersey
Collingswood, New Jersey
Collingswood is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,926....
.
Candlewood Trilogy
- A Hearth in Candlewood (2006)
- Refining Emma (June 1, 2007)
- Where Love Dwells (2008)
Other Titles
- Evergreen (1995)
- The Fire in Autumn (1996)
- By Fate's Design (1996)
- The Ivory Duchess (1997)
- The Minister's Wife (1998)
- Sunrise (1999)
- Perfect Secrets (1999) by Delia Parr, Kathleen Kane, Judith O'Brien, and Brenda Joyce
- The Promise of Flowers (2000)