Today The Promise by Ann Weisgarber releases in paperback and to celebrate I’m going to tell you a bit about the book, the author and offer up a copy for giveaway to my readers. I just love the cover design for the paperback as well – it’s beautiful! This is truly a wonderful novel and although I read it last year (my review) I can still vividly remember the story. Ann has a beautiful way with words and her books are always a treat to read. Please read on to learn more about the book and be sure to enter the giveaway as well!
About the Book
In THE PROMISE, critically acclaimed and award-winning novelist Ann Weisgarber returns with a deeply moving story about the Galveston, Texas 1900 Storm, the worst natural disaster in the United States in the twentieth century. While there are accounts of what happened to the city of Galveston and its residents, little has been written about what happened to the families on the rural, isolated end of the island, something Weisgarber sought to remedy.
The story begins a few weeks before the storm and is told by two narrators. The first narrator, Catherine Wainwright, is a concert pianist fleeing scandal and Ohio society by marrying Oscar Williams, a recently widowed dairy farmer who lives on the island. The second narrator is Nan Ogden, the local young woman Oscar hired to care for his home and small, grieving son, Andre.
Nan has grown attached to Oscar and Andre, and she struggles to accept Catherine in the household. As for Catherine, she is overwhelmed by her secrets, by motherhood, and by the rougher surroundings. But when the hurricane strikes, Catherine and Nan are tested as never before.
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About the Author
Ann Weisgarber’s latest novel is The Promise. The Promise was shortlisted for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, making Ms. Weisgarber the first American to be a finalist for this UK prize. In the United States, THE PROMISE was a finalist for the Spur Award in Best Western Historical Fiction and The Ohioana Book Award for Fiction. The novel was a Women’s National Book Association Great Group Read, a Pulpwood Queen Pick for October 2014, and the Pulpwood Queen Bonus Book of the Year. Weisgarber’s first novel was The Personal History of Rachel DuPree, which actress Viola Davis’s JuVee Productions has optioned the film rights. For her first novel, Weisgarber was nominated for England’s 2009 Orange Prize and for the 2009 Orange Award for New Writers. In the United States, she won the Stephen Turner Award for New Fiction and the Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction. She was shortlisted for the Ohioana Book Award and was a Barnes and Noble Discover New Writer. Weisgarber serves on the selection committee for the Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction and is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters. Originally from Ohio, she now divides her time between Sugar Land, Texas, and Galveston, Texas.
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GIVEAWAY – OPEN TO US & CANADIAN RESIDENTS
1 paperback copy up for giveaway
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Draw Date May 20/15
Hello Darlene and Sammy! (Or should it be Sammy and Darlene?) Thank you for this wonderful post about The Promise and for hosting the giveaway. I’m delighted you like the cover for the paperback. My favorite aspect is the sandy soil which looks exactly like the terrain on the bay side of the island.
Good luck to all who enter the giveaway!
Darlene, thank you for hosting this giveaway. This book about the storm in Galveston, Texas sounds quite compelling. I will share this giveaway with my readers (in my blog’s sidebar).
I loved this book. I recommended it to my mom. She just finished reading it about a week ago. It moved her as well. Good writing and an excellent premise.
First the cover is just beautiful and integrating. The you for your wonderful post on this book. This is the kind of book I like to curl up with and a cup of tea to read. Thank you for the give away.
I saw this on Luanne’s blog the other day and couldn’t believe I didn’t know about it. I have read other books set in Galveston during that hurricane and loved them. Won’t enter the giveaway because I already went and picked it up for my Kindle. This is definitely going to be a summer read for me.
thanks for the chance to read this beautiful story.
This story sounds intriguing. I know a lot of facts about this hurricane as it was a reading passage for several years for my fifth grade students. Would love to read the story. Thanks for the giveaway!
I have only read one other book about the Galveston hurricane. I have visited the city and learned about it more then. I’d love to win this book.
Looking forward to reading it!
Thank you for this post and giveaeay opportunity. This is the first I’ve heard of The Promise. I’m looking forward to reading it.
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