Delia Parr is a pen name for the

historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...

author Mary Lechleidner. Raised in

Pennsauken Township, New Jersey Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 37,074, reflecting an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 35,885 count ...

, Parr attended

Pennsauken High School Pennsauken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Pennsauken Pu ...

and graduated from

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ...

. She is a retired high school teacher who writes whenever possible. She is a mother of three grown children and now lives on Florida's Gulf Coast.Nussbaum, Debra
"IN PERSON; Some Build Castles. She Writes Novels."
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'', June 15, 2003. Accessed March 10, 2011. "Ms. Lechleidner, who now lives on the Florida Gulf Coast, was born and raised in the working-class town of Pennsauken."

Books

Candlewood Trilogy

# ''A Hearth in Candlewood'' (2006) # ''Refining Emma'' (June 1, 2007) # ''Where Love Dwells'' (2008)

Home Ties Trilogy

# ''Day By Day'' (June 1, 2007) # '' Abide With Me'' (2005) # '' Carry The Light'' (2006)

Trinity Series

# ''A Place Called Trinity'' (2003) # ''Home to Trinity'' (2003) # '' The Midwife's Choice'' (Not yet on shelves)

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)

References

External links

Mary Lechleidner's Personal Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parr, Delia Living people American historical novelists Pennsauken High School alumni People from Collingswood, New Jersey People from Pennsauken Township, New Jersey Rutgers University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)