Julie M. Phend

Julie Phend is a lifelong book lover, teacher, and writer who enjoys teasing out the stories hidden within historical events.

Her novel, Sculptor and Spy, is based on true events that took place in the early days of the American Revolution. Told in two voices, it's a story of courage, loyalty, and love that offers a unique perspective of the American Revolution on both sides of the Atlantic.

Julie is also the author of D-Day and Beyond: A True Story of Escape and POW Survival, written with D-Day survivor Stanley Edwards. The book is a gripping account of Edwards’ experiences as a young pilot shot down on D-Day and his subsequent captures and escapes from Nazi soldiers before becoming a POW at Stalag Luft III in Germany.

She lives and writes in the historical heartland of central Virginia.