 Her father remarried in 1877 and took her siblings and his new wife to South Africa in 1882, leaving Parry with the Roberts.As early as 1893, Parry began contributing to periodicals such as "Cymru" (Wales), "Cymru'r Plant" (Welsh Children) and "Y Cymro" (the Welshman).Her best known novel, "Sioned", was originally serialized in the journal "Cymru" between 1894 and 1896.