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Lea Wait
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Lea Wait, author
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| Born | May 26, 1946 Boston, Massachusetts United States |
| Died | August 9, 2019 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Novelist, antique print dealer |
| Genre | Children's fiction, Mystery fiction |
Lea Wait (May 26, 1946 – August 9, 2019) was an American author of historical novels and mysteries, many set in Maine. She mainly historical and contemporary books for children aged 7 and up. She also created the Shadows Antique Print Mystery series and Mainely Needlepoint series for adults.
Biography
Wait was born in Boston, Massachusetts and her family summered in Maine. She did her undergraduate work at Chatham College - now Chatham University - in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and her graduate work at New York University, completing all requirements for a doctorate except for the dissertation, a 'DWD', and joining AT&T as a manager. Her grandmother was an antiques dealer, and in 1976 she started an antique print business and decided she should become a writer.
In 1998, she left corporate life and moved to live in Edgecomb, Maine. She wrote and spoke about writing full-time. She married artist Bob Thomas in October 2003.
