Jill Wallace

Jill Wallace was born and bred in South Africa, and lived the second half of her life in America. She feels like the African baobab with roots that look like branches. Like the confused "Upside Down Tree" she no longer knows where the South African ends and the American begins. She hopes it affords her some degree of complexity. A girl can always hope :o)In South Africa, Jill was a contemporary dancer and a PRO for a hotel and a mall conglomerate. She flew as an "international air hostess" for South African Airways, enjoyed 6 continents and hundreds of adventures. She married her dream man, Athol, a rugby player who makes her laugh. They moved to America with the promise of a career that never happened, and Jill inherited her 2 heart-children full time in a strange, new country where together they found compromise, laughter and love. In the U.S. Jill's been a bad waitress and an excellent - but inconspicuous -movie extra for "Pretty Woman" director Garry Marshall, and a Realtor for 30 years. As a screenplay, "War Serenade" (w inspired by a true story) was twice optioned for a movie and as a novel garnered multiple literary awards, a Rone and Readers Choice for the audio book. "Zebra" is a heart-warming coming-of-age story about an unusual friendship between a Zulu and a white boy in South Africa during apartheid. It's intended to be enjoyed by anyone who ever had a true friend or wished they did. "Zebra" enjoyed a golden Amazon Banner as a #1 new release and awards for the audio book. Jill's new series "Time Flies" is a six book series in the romance/soulmate/psychic/reincarnation/late-in-life lane. As immigrants the Wallace's have been both humbled and blessed. Proud to be an American, her heart is strongly African and her books will always reflect Jill's plight as a baobab tree. Learn more about the author and her books at http://www.jillwallace.com and join Jill's newsletter.