Sally Jameson Bond
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Historical Fiction, Young Adult (YA), New Adult
Sally Jameson Bond is an Iowa girl, born and bred. The daughter of a World War II and Korean War veteran father and an artistic mother who loved to write, she was always surrounded by her large and caring family and a bevy of close friends. Early on, Sally found music. It was inevitable, as both of her parents were talented musicians and singers. She learned to play the piano (sort of) in grade school, but after two years of hand positions and fingerings, she switched to trombone which she played off and on—mostly on—for over fifty-five years. About the time she started carrying her trombone to elementary school for band rehearsals, Sally discovered Carolyn Keene’s Nancy Drew Mysteries and was hooked, spending many a night under her covers with a small reading lamp and a book. Later, Carolyn Keene was replaced by James Herriot, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Ken Follett, and others. Her thirty-year career in academic libraries gave her plenty of breathing space near the written word, but she never once considered writing a book until one morning several years ago when she learned there were POW camps in Iowa during World War II. Inexplicably, she decided to write a book about one of those camps, and eventually, My Mother’s Friend was born. Sally met her husband Joe at the University of Iowa when they sat next to each other in band. Three years later, they married and moved to Virginia. Joe’s academic endeavors led them back to Iowa, and then to Texas, Oklahoma, and California. But what they wanted more than anything was to call Virginia home once again. Eventually, they made it happen, settling in the Roanoke Valley between the beautiful Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains. They’re still there, and they still love it. Sally is a member of the Historical Novel Society, the State Historical Society of Iowa, the Roanoke Valley Christian Writers group, and the World War II Roundtable in Roanoke, Virginia. She proudly supports the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, and the National Museum of the U.S. Army near Washington, D.C.
Sally Jameson Bond's books
Genres: Historical Fiction, Young Adult (YA), New Adult
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+
Discover a heartfelt journey through time and across generations in My Mother's Son, the eagerly awaited sequel to the beloved novel, My Mother's Friend. Set against the backdrop of small-town America in 1946, this emotionally charged tale follows the life-altering decisions of eighteen-year-old Phee Swensson. Pregnant and unmarried, Phee grapples with an agonizing choice. She insists she will keep her baby, but ultimately, she can’t. Just before her son’s birth, she agrees to give him up for adoption, and it breaks her heart. Decades later, Phee's daughter, the determined journalist Mollie MacAlister, embarks on a poignant quest to find her mother’s son. Her journey takes her to Brainerd in central Minnesota where her half-brother was born. The sole connection to that pivotal moment in time is her great aunt Mildred, now eighty-eight and struggling with fading memories. Does she remember anything at all about the time Phee lived with her...
Genres: Historical Fiction, Young Adult (YA), New Adult
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+
Their forbidden love bloomed during the war. Will it survive peacetime? Algona, Iowa. 1944. Phyllis ‘Phee’ Swensson cheerfully does her share. Busy caring for her father and siblings after her mother’s death, the high school senior tries to ignore the POW camp looming over her quiet hometown. But when she reluctantly joins a tour of the ominous facility, the gifted young pianist is stunned to hear an imprisoned musician’s haunting melodies. Intrigued when the thoughtful man behind the music asks her to become his accompanist for an upcoming concert, Phee embarks on an unforeseen friendship. Yet as her feelings for the kind German deepen, choosing her path forward becomes dauntingly complex. Will heavy secrets and a grieving country cut their tender connection short? My Mother’s Friend is a poignant historical fiction novel. If you like slow-burn romance, richly researched home front settings, and relationship-driven stories, then you’ll adore Sally Jameson...