Amanda Sundberg Halvorson
Author
New Release
Love & Leukemia: The Inspiring True Story of Lars Sundberg (2024)
Amanda's first full-length publication, this is a freshly released memoir!
Synopsis: Lars Sundberg was your average 24-year-old college graduate, with a blooming new relationship, a great start to a career, the world at his feet, and a whole life to look forward to. His hopeful dreams and plans for the future came to a screeching halt when he found out he had acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He found out right away that he wasn’t alone, though, as his girlfriend, family, and friends vowed to stay by his side and do whatever it took to get him through his fight. Lars would go on to fight with all he had, bringing humor and optimism as his most potent weapons. He endured many twists and turns, as things would look up one minute, and become terrifyingly dire the next. Told through the eyes of his devoted wife, the book begins with their love story, and moves on to show how that love continued to blossom and grow through hardship during his cancer battle. However, this story is not only about romantic love, but also love from family, friends, and community, and the beautiful hope that springs up from people holding each other up through devastation. Lars proved that the human spirit is strong, and cancer cannot crush it.
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Upcoming Release
The Day Jack Stanley Died: Coming December 2025
A fictional dystopian fantasy, set for release in December 2025!
In the not-too-distant future, Vera, a widow and single mother, is taking in a music festival, when the moon shifts, and everything suddenly changes. She finds herself in an alternate reality, where only she, her father, and grandmother have recollection of the world the way it should be. It becomes apparent that the authoritarian government is after them, and she is put into hiding by a secret time-travel society. She learns of the nefarious plans of the government for total control and submission, uncovers family secrets, and discovers just how much her favorite musician ties in to the fabric of her entire reality. It is soon up to her to restore her universe, before the powers-that-be learn the truth and it is too late. Who is Jack Stanley, and why is he so important?
A story that will both warm your heart and shatter it in the most bittersweet way. Amanda's writing feels like the comforting embrace of an old friend. Grab some tissues and get ready to be completely absorbed in this book; I simply couldn't put it down.
Amanda brings you inside the book and inside her relationship with her writing. She has a way of having you feel the emotions in the book.
Praise & Reviews for "Love & Leukemia"
I could not put this book down! I read it in two days and when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. Such a beautiful, heart wrenching story. I smiled and cried and cried some more. This is a must read for everyone!!!
Plan your day around this book because you won't want to put it down.
The message of love endures resonates so beautifully throughout this book. There were tears, there was laughter; and to be able to capture the feelings of the most difficult of times where words are impossible - Amanda nails it.
An amazing true story of love, life, tremendous hardships and how life must go on.
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Stay updated on Amanda's upcoming appearances and events.
July 10, 2025: Art & Wine Walk, Thief River Falls, MN: Amanda will be signing & selling books, handing out swag, and offering a first-glimpse preview of her upcoming novel at The Shed
