Promise Me This
by Cathy Gohlke
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Pub Date Feb 01 2012 | Archive Date May 20 2013
Tyndale House Publishers | Tyndale Fiction
Description
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.
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.
Advance Praise
One afternoon, young Michael Dunnagan steals away from his job to see
the Titanic off. Through a sudden turn of events, he meets Owen Allen, a
young man off to America to help his uncle in a gardening business.
After a series of deceptions, Michael, who is not supposed to be on the
ship, boards the Titanic, hoping to follow Owen to America and join him
in this new business venture. Owen has left behind his sister, Annie,
promising her that he will call for her once he is settled in America.
When the Titanic sinks, Owen dies and asks Michael to take care of his
sister. Annie and Michael begin a correspondence that at first is
friendly, but soon turns romantic. When WWI intervenes, it appears that
the two may have lost each other because of various circumstances on
both sides of the Atlantic, but love and grace prevail in the end.
Two-time Christy Award winner Gohlke tells a gripping tale of sacrifice,
loss, love, and hope against the setting of familiar historical events;
the loss of the Titanic marks its centennial in 2012. Agent: Natasha
Kern. (Feb.)
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781414353074 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 400 |
