{"product_id":"the-wifes-promise-by-kate-hewitt-9781803148410","title":"The Wife's Promise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlice looked at the young girl standing alone on the platform, sensing the same vulnerability she'd once felt entering the village she now called home. Then, as the child gripped her hand, the pain and sorrow Alice had held in her heart for so long softened... And in that moment, she vowed she'd always protect her - whatever the cost...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngland, 1939:\u003c\/strong\u003e When \u003cstrong\u003eAlice\u003c\/strong\u003e marries twinkly-eyed, kind-hearted vicar \u003cstrong\u003eDavid\u003c\/strong\u003e, it means leaving everything from her old life behind and moving into the draughty vicarage in the beautiful but remote village of Goswell, Cumbria. Though homesick, Alice is determined to make a new life there for herself and her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut soon tragedy strikes, and she is devastated when war breaks out and David chooses to sign up to fight. But everything changes when Alice is asked to take in a child evacuee, and she makes a promise to protect this girl, no matter what it costs her...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow:\u003c\/strong\u003e When \u003cstrong\u003eJane\u003c\/strong\u003e and her family move to the small coastal village of Goswell where her husband grew up, she's afraid she might have made a huge mistake. Their new home - in what had once been the vicarage - feels a million miles from their previous fast-paced life in New York City, and Jane struggles with her empty days that seem lonely and purposeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut then she finds a small note, forgotten behind a shelf in the pantry. A note written in the Second World War. By a woman named Alice, whose incredible story has the power to change everything...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo wives' stories - told over 70 years apart - about courage, finding a home, and how the unexpected arrival of someone else's story in your life can change your own. Perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Lucinda Riley and Barbara O'Neal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis novel can be enjoyed as a standalone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreviously published as \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Vicar's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e by Katharine Swartz.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders love Kate Hewitt:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eWOW!!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e... Clear your schedules and grab the tissues as you will need them!!!... \u003cstrong\u003eIt had me in tears by the end and I do not cry easily!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e... An \u003cstrong\u003eabsolutely unputdownable, addictive and compelling devastatingly beautiful heartbreaking book!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e I LOVED it!\" \u003cem\u003eBookworm86\u003c\/em\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eThis book had me crying so badly. It broke my heart, never has any book been able to just wipe me out with such gut-wrenching sadness\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eBEAUTIFULLY DONE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eNot only broke my heart but shattered it\u003c\/strong\u003e... When the tears [came] though, they didn't stop. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is such an emotionally charged novel\u003c\/strong\u003e... An absolute tear-jerker of a read for which \u003cstrong\u003eI highly recommend having a box of tissues on standby\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"An \u003cstrong\u003eemotionally charged story right from the first chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e... I knew once I started I would not be able to put this book down...\u003cstrong\u003e I was up till 4AM reading fighting for my eyes to stay open\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eGripping and captivating!\u003c\/strong\u003e\" \u003cem\u003eSinfully Wicked Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47292667330796,"sku":"9781803148410","price":43.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27584193482829.jpg?v=1770670737","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-wifes-promise-by-kate-hewitt-9781803148410","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}