Margaret V. Delashmit is an English professor in a small college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She lives in a cottage built by a carpenter for his family. Her hobbies include gard...view moreMargaret V. Delashmit is an English professor in a small college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She lives in a cottage built by a carpenter for his family. Her hobbies include gardening, reading, writing, and restoring this old house. Her book Thief! published in 2012 is a mystery set in Holly Springs with a thirteen-year-old heroine.view less