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In an emotionally rich and captivating new novel, New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick reunites three sisters whose deep bond is rooted in an unconventional past.
Every child prodigy grows up eventually. For the Promise sisters, escaping their mother's narcissism and the notoriety that came with her bestselling book hasn't been easy. Minerva Promise claimed that her three "test tube" daughters--gifted pianist Joanie, artistic Meg, and storyteller Avery--were engineered and molded to be geniuses. In adulthood, their modest lives fall far short of her grand ambitions. But now, twenty years after the book's release, she hopes to redeem herself by taking part in a new documentary.
Meg, who hasn't picked up a paintbrush in years, adamantly refuses to participate, until a car accident leaves her with crushing medical bills. While she recuperates in Seattle, the three sisters reluctantly meet with filmmaker Hal Seeger, another former prodigy. Like them, he's familiar with the weight of failed potential. But as he digs deeper, he uncovers secrets they've hidden from each other--and a revelation that will challenge their beliefs, even as it spurs them to forge their own extraordinary lives at last.
"Reading Marie Bostwick is like wrapping yourself up in a warm, hand-crafted quilt. Her books, rich in character and plot, are stitched together by a skilled wordsmith." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"THE PROMISE GIRLS is a beautiful story about the ties that bind--love, laughter, memories, even secrets kept so long they become a part of the fabric of a family. Marie Bostwick exquisitely tells the tale of the three Promise girls, former child prodigies who learn to heal the scars of a bitter past so that they can love--and forgive--again." --Melanie Benjamin, New York Times Best Selling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Author Notes
Marie Bostwick is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of novels about family, relationships, and women's friendships. She was born and raised in the northwest, but in the three decades since her marriage, Marie and her family have lived in 8 different states at 18 different addresses. These experiences have given Marie a unique perspective that enables her to write about people from all walks of life and corners of the country with insight and authenticity. Marie currently resides in Oregon, where she enjoys writing, spending time with family, gardening, collecting fabric, and stitching quilts. Visit her at mariebostwick.com.
Reviews (2)
Booklist Review
Joanie, Meg, and Avery Promise were born to be great. Their mother, Minerva, even wrote a book about it how she engineered their births so that they would each be born with a special talent: Joanie, a gifted pianist; Meg, a talented artist; and Avery, a storyteller. But 20 years after the book's release, the lives of the Promise sisters hardly look promising. Joanie hasn't touched a piano in years, nor has Meg lifted a paintbrush, and Avery just flounders from job to job. So when approached by a filmmaker who wants to do a documentary about the Promise sisters, the sisters initially say no. However, when Meg is hurt and needs to cover the hospital bills, they reluctantly say yes. It's once the cameras stop rolling that secrets are uncovered, truths are revealed, and the past is finally left in the past. The story wraps up a little too neatly, but readers will delight in the ultimate message that only you can define your meaning of success.--Wathen, LynnDee Copyright 2017 Booklist
Library Journal Review
Minerva Promise is one of the first women to have in vitro fertilization in the late 1970s. She selects donors with particular talents so that her children become prodigies. There's Joanie, the talented pianist; Meg, the painter in the family; and the youngest, Avery, who can tell a compelling story before she learns to write. Minerva writes a tell-all book that quickly draws an overwhelming amount of attention to the family, and 16-year-old Joanie, on television, decides to take matters into her own hands by purposely fumbling her piano playing. This leads Minerva to react in such a way that changes all of their lives. Now grown, the sisters live far away from their mother and are completely removed from their early talents. When a documentary filmmaker shows up and pursues the "Promise sisters" as his new subjects, more questions than answers arise. VERDICT Bostwick ("Cobbled Court Quilts" series) writes yet another strong, character-driven tale that will have any reader truly invested in the sisters. For fans of -Debbie Macomber and Robyn Carr.--Melissa Keegan, Ela Area P.L., Lake Zurich, IL © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.