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Lesley Pearse, No.1 bestselling author of Stolen and Belle, returns with the phenomenal novel The Promise. Heartbreaking, enduring and masterfully told, The Promise will take you on a breathtaking journey into the battlefields of the First World War. War threatens to take all she has loved and lived for . . . On the outbreak of war, Belle Reilly's husband Jimmy enlists and heads for the deadly trenches of northern France. But Belle knows she cannot stand idly by when so many are sacrificing their lives. Volunteering to help battlefield wounded, Belle is posted to France as a Red Cross ambulance driver. There, a tragic accident brings her face to face with Etienne - a man from her past she's never quite forgotten. Torn between forbidden passion, loyalty and love, Belle is caught in an impossible situation. Will she succumb to the dark forces of this most brutal of wars? Or will fate intervene and finally lead her to lasting happiness? The Promise vividly describes life behind the front line and the tragic choices that war forces people to make. 'Pearse will pull your heartstrings' Sun 'Characters it is impossible not to care about' Daily Mail 'An addictive tear-jerker with characters you'll adore, laugh with and cry for' Bella 'Full of love, passion and heartbreak' Best 'Glorious, heartwarming' Woman & Home Lesley Pearse's novels have sold five million copies worldwide. Her fourteen most recent books, including Belle, Stolen, Gypsy, Faith, Hope, A Lesser Evil, Secrets, Remember Me, Till We Meet Again, Father Unknown, Trust Me, Never Look Back, Charlie and Rosie, are huge bestsellers and available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol and has three daughters and two grandchildren. Find Lesley on Twitter @LesleyPearse or find out more on her website, www.lesleypearse.co.uk
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Lesley Pearse, No.1 bestselling author of Stolen and Belle, returns with the phenomenal novel The Promise. Heartbreaking, enduring and masterfully told, The Promise will take you on a breathtaking journey into the battlefields of the First World War.
War threatens to take all she has loved and lived for . . .
On the outbreak of war, Belle Reilly's husband Jimmy enlists and heads for the deadly trenches of northern France. But Belle knows she cannot stand idly by when so many are sacrificing their lives.
Volunteering to help battlefield wounded, Belle is posted to France as a Red Cross ambulance driver. There, a tragic accident brings her face to face with Etienne - a man from her past she's never quite forgotten.
Torn between forbidden passion, loyalty and love, Belle is caught in an impossible situation. Will she succumb to the dark forces of this most brutal of wars? Or will fate intervene and finally lead her to lasting happiness?
The Promise vividly describes life behind the front line and the tragic choices that war forces people to make.
'Pearse will pull your heartstrings' Sun
'Characters it is impossible not to care about' Daily Mail
'An addictive tear-jerker with characters you'll adore, laugh with and cry for' Bella
'Full of love, passion and heartbreak' Best
'Glorious, heartwarming' Woman & Home
Lesley Pearse's novels have sold five million copies worldwide. Her fourteen most recent books, including Belle, Stolen, Gypsy, Faith, Hope, A Lesser Evil, Secrets, Remember Me, Till We Meet Again, Father Unknown, Trust Me, Never Look Back, Charlie and Rosie, are huge bestsellers and available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol and has three daughters and two grandchildren. Find Lesley on Twitter @LesleyPearse or find out more on her website, www.lesleypearse.co.uk
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Promise by Lesley Pe@#$&
Reviewed by Unknown from Johannesburg South Africa on 15 August 2012
Great reading! Lesley never fails as an author. One has to have read her previous book 'Belle' before reading this one as it is a continuation of the story of 'Belle'. Lovely story. I could not put it down!
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Promise
Reviewed by Unknown from Johannesburg on 26 June 2012
Please be advised that I have not begun reading my new ebooks purchased.
Kind Regards
Arlene
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Loyalty, Passion and War - The Ingredients for a G
Reviewed by Eloise from South Africa on 10 June 2012
This was a mesmerizing novel that I could not put down. It transported me back to pre-WWI. I became totally immersed in the era. The author paints such a vivid picture that you feel like you have been to the front and sat in the trenches yourself. It brings an understanding of what it must have been like for the wives and mothers waiting for their men to hopefully return unharmed from the war.
Within the war there is a love triangle that unfolds. Despite all that was happening during the war there was still love and romance. The power and raw passion that was experienced in this novel takes you away from the humdrum of everyday life.
I would highly recomment this book to anyone who has a passion for historical novels, as well a romance.
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