Promises to Keep, by Ann Tatlock

Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ann Tatlock's Promises to Keep is a sweet heart-warming book about a woman and her three children leaving her abusive husband to start a new life in Illinois. With help from her father, she is able to buy a house. A spunky old lady shows up a few days later claiming the house is hers. This happens a few times until the family lets her stay and she becomes an integral part of the family.

Promises to Keep reminded me of The Secret Life of Bees. Set in the 1960's, the story is told in first person by 11-year-old Roz (short for Rosalind) who befriends a black girl and they share their secrets and promise to pray for their fathers to become a part of their lives again.

I loved this story.

Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group.







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