ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I’m Elizabeth, a blessed child of The King. I’m a middle-born daughter, military officer’s wife, homeschooling mama, writer, closet DIYer, and, dare I say it, Downton Abbey addict. May I also mention that I love both my history and my coffee rich.
I am formerly Amish and my heritage is very dear to me and thankful to be so accepted among my still Amish family. I can still speak PA Dutch, too! You can learn more about my Amish family in my first book Seasons: A Real Story of an Amish Girl.
My three book series with Howard Books (a division of Simon & Schuster) is a dream come true. The series is titled The Promise of Sunrise. In this series you will live through World War 2 from an Amish perspective and experience their unique struggles as conscientious objectors during wartime. What happened if one of their members enlisted? What was it like to serve at the Civilian Public Service Camps for years with almost no compensation? How did Amish women and families cope when a son or father was drafted? I look forward to taking you back into the richness of these years of Amish history through fiction.
Elizabeth can be reached through the Contact link on her Website.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Orphaned as a child, Esther Detweiler is used to caring for herself and her ailing grandmother. They made the best out of a hard life and poverty without asking for help. They even take in her shunned cousin’s deaf daughter, Daisy, when her mother dies and her father goes off to war. When Esther’s grandmother dies, Daisy is all she has.
When war veteran Joe Garrison returns, all he can think about is recovering from the horrors of war and building a relationship with his seven-year-old daughter. Daisy, however, is unwilling to leave Esther, whom she loves. Joe and Daisy get to know each other again, but Joe struggles with nightmares and fatherhood is proving to be more difficult than he imagined. Esther loves Daisy and despite her Amish ways, Joe finds himself drawn to her as a woman and not just a caregiver.
As their love blossoms, Joe decides to send Daisy away to a school for the deaf which propels their lives into turmoil and a battle for love and family.
If you would like to read the first chapter of Promise to Keep, go HERE.
My Thoughts:
I had stopped reading Amish themed books a while back. Books based on the Amish had all begun to sound the same to me. But something about Promise to Keep drew me to read it and I was not disappointed! Younts writes with such vivid description that I felt a part of the story. Her characters are complex and their journey and transformation is beautiful. Younts captures wartime tensions and transports readers back in time. You will want to read this one!
And thanks to the generosity of Howard Books, one of you will! I have one copy of the book to give away to one of my readers. The winner will be chosen on Wednesday, October 28th. Just leave me your answer to this question in the comments section along with a way for me to contact you should you be the lucky winner:
"What is your favorite genre to read and why?"*I received a complimentary copy of the book for the purpose of review. A positive review was not expected and all opinions are my own.
Happy reading ya'll,
Jennifer
0 comments:
Post a Comment