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Title	:	The Promise
Author	:	Ann Weisgarber
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2014 by Skyhorse (first published March 14th 2013)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance

The Promise

Ann Weisgarber

Hardcover | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 3.95 | 5368 Users | 653 Reviews

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From the author of The Personal History of Rachel Dupree, shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers and longlisted for the Orange Prize.

1900. Young pianist Catherine Wainwright flees the fashionable town of Dayton, Ohio in the wake of a terrible scandal. Heartbroken and facing destitution, she finds herself striking up correspondence with a childhood admirer, the recently widowed Oscar Williams. In desperation she agrees to marry him, but when Catherine travels to Oscar's farm on Galveston Island, Texas—a thousand miles from home—she finds she is little prepared for the life that awaits her. The island is remote, the weather sweltering, and Oscar's little boy Andre is grieving hard for his lost mother. And though Oscar tries to please his new wife, the secrets of the past sit uncomfortably between them. Meanwhile for Nan Ogden, Oscar’s housekeeper, Catherine’s sudden arrival has come as a great shock. For not only did she promise Oscar’s first wife that she would be the one to take care of little Andre, but she has feelings for Oscar which she is struggling to suppress. And when the worst storm in a generation descends, the women will find themselves tested as never before.

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ISBN:	1629142360 (ISBN13: 9781629142364)
Literary Awards:	Ohioana Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2014), Walter Scott Prize Nominee (2014), Spur Award Nominee for Best Western Historical Novel (2014)

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Ratings: 3.95 From 5368 Users | 653 Reviews

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Like the author's first book The Personal History of Rachel DuPree which I thoroughly enjoyed this is a historical novel loosely featuring a real event - a devastating storm. I loved this book too, just couldn't put it down. However this has much more depth than it would seem, it's a novel of place, of time and of people, all of which are described accurately and realistically. We are introduced to two strong and instantly recognizable female narrators. Told in turns by Catherine, an unusual

In 2011 I read Weisgarber's fantastic debut, The Personal History of Rachel Dupree .  It was the kind of historical novel I adored -- unique setting and era, unbelievable heroine, fabulous historical detail.  It got tons of love (lots of wonderful prize nominations), and most recently, was praised at a writing class I took -- all for good reason.Weisgarber's newest surpasses my love for Rachel Dupree. I'm in that flail-y, can't speak coherently kind of place with this review, so I'll just say

The deadliest hurricane in U.S. history made landfall on Galveston Island, Texas and the surrounding area in 1900. It destroyed the island and killed thousands of people. The author cleverly uses this horrific storm as the background for the story of Catherine and Oscar.Catherine lives in Dayton Ohio and is an accomplished pianist whos only source of income is from her students. When the community hears of her romantic scandal with a married man the parents take their children out of her school

4.5 stars!My 1st book by this author. I have her other novel, The Personal History Of Rachel DuPree, & look forward to reading it soon.My friend, Trudy and I did a buddy read on this, & we both loved the story. It is about a young woman who is scorned by her community for an affair she had with a married man. Back in 1900, being married before the old age of 30 was crucial. She leaves Ohio to reunite with her childhood friend, Oscar, who is recently widowed with a young son. Catherine is

I love Ann Weisgarber's writing and absolutely could not put this book down--even though I wanted it to last and last. Like The Personal History of Rachel DuPreethis takes place in a beautiful part of the country with an unforgiving climate, and is about the difficult choices that women make when those choices are limited by circumstances and the time in which they live. Great character development, compelling details about what it was like to live on Galveston Island, TX in 1900 (rattlesnakes

I liked this book, but I thought it was very slow. I thought it would be interesting to read about the 1900 Galveston Hurricane, and I liked the story that went with it, but I could have put it down at any point, and never picked it back up. It wasn't until the last 50 pages, that the book got good. I am giving it 3 1/2 stars only because of the page turning ending, otherwise I would give it a 3.

This book is stunning. It builds slowly, as you come to know the two main characters on a deep, extremely personal level. The intensity of the story grows, as the storm approaches and by the final third of the book, it is impossible to put down. I was literally breathless as I read, my heart pounded. The author's description of the storm was terrifying and I actually wept in fear for all the fictional characters who had grown so real in my mind. By the time I turned the final page, I was