Promise Me This by Cathy Gohlke
This book is a very involved and constantly fluid story with twists and turns that give you no idea of the ending. As most readers of Christian fiction expect a happy ending, this novel doesn’t disappoint. However; there could have been several different endings possible and the author keeps us in suspense until the very end.
The story begins on the ship docks on one continent and ends on the docks in another continent. We are taken along on the disastrous Titanic voyage and into the struggle and devastation of WW1. The author’s intense and realistic descriptions of both events draw you into the story and you feel you are standing in the midst of the turmoil. It is obvious that the author has done extensive research which makes the story lines very authentic.
The characters go through many heart wrenching and heartbreaking times that bring about a stronger faith and remind us that God is always with us and never leaves us alone, even through the worst times in our lives.
This is not a book you will be able to read in an evening. It’s far too involved and interesting. You won’t want to miss a word!! There aren’t many books that I give a 5 star rating to, but this is one on them.
This is from the publisher:
Michael Dunnagan was never supposed to sail on the Titanic, nor would he have survived if not for the courage of Owen Allen. Determined to carry out his promise to care for Owen’s relatives in America and his younger sister, Annie, in England, Michael works hard to strengthen the family’s New Jersey garden and landscaping business.
Annie Allen doesn’t care what Michael promised Owen. She only knows that her brother is gone—like their mother and father—and the grief is enough to swallow her whole. As Annie struggles to navigate life without Owen, Michael reaches out to her through letters. In time, as Annie begins to lay aside her anger that Michael lived when Owen did not, a tentative friendship takes root and blossoms into something neither expected. Just as Michael saves enough money to bring Annie to America, WWI erupts in Europe. When Annie’s letters mysteriously stop, Michael risks everything to fulfill his promise—and find the woman he’s grown to love—before she’s lost forever.
You can read more about the author,
Cathy Gohlke, on her website.
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