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| + | Kathleen Karr (1946-2017) was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and grew up on a chicken farm in Dorothy, New Jersey. After escaping to college, she worked in the film industry, and also taught in high school and college. She seriously began writing fiction on a dare from her husband. After honing her skills in women’s fiction, her children asked her to write a book for them, (It Ain’t Always Easy, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990), and she discovered she loved writing for young readers. | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | * ''[[From This Day Forward]]'' - | + | (only romance novels are listed) |
| + | * ''[[From This Day Forward]]'' - 1985 | ||
| + | * ''[[Light Of My Heart]]'' - 1984 | ||
| + | * ''[[The Promised Land|Promised Land, The]]'' - 1993 | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
| + | *1986 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Winner - Inspirational Romance, ''[[From This Day Forward]]'' | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 20 October 2022
Kathleen Karr (1946-2017) was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and grew up on a chicken farm in Dorothy, New Jersey. After escaping to college, she worked in the film industry, and also taught in high school and college. She seriously began writing fiction on a dare from her husband. After honing her skills in women’s fiction, her children asked her to write a book for them, (It Ain’t Always Easy, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990), and she discovered she loved writing for young readers.
Books
(only romance novels are listed)
- From This Day Forward - 1985
- Light Of My Heart - 1984
- Promised Land, The - 1993
Awards
- 1986 Golden Medallion Winner - Inspirational Romance, From This Day Forward
