Ebook {Epub PDF} The Promise by Ann Weisgarber

Ann Weisgarber was born and raised in Kettering, Ohio. She has lived in Boston, Massachusetts, and Des Moines, Iowa, but now splits her time between Sugar Land, Texas, and Galveston, Texas. Her first novel, The Personal History of Rachel DuPree, was long-listed for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers/5(K).  · The Promise, now available in paperback, received rave reviews from critics and captured the hearts of readers worldwide. Against the backdrop of the devastating Galveston hurricane of , Ann Weisgarber tells a heartbreaking story with two unforgettable www.doorway.ru: Skyhorse. The Promise takes place in Galveston, Texas, during the time of the historic Storm that killed thousands. Ann was inspired by an abandoned, dilapidated house on the rural end of Galveston and by an interview she conducted when writing an article for a local magazine/5(K).

Ann Weisgarber was born and raised in Kettering, Ohio. She has lived in Boston, Massachusetts, and Des Moines, Iowa. She is the author of The Promise, which was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction;The Personal History of Rachel Dupree, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for New Writers; and The Glovemaker, which won the WILLA Literary Award in Historical. Ann Weisgarber was born and raised in Kettering, Ohio. She has lived in Boston, Massachusetts, and Des Moines, Iowa, but now splits her time between Sugar Land, Texas, and Galveston, Texas. Her first novel, The Personal History of Rachel DuPree, was long-listed for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers. Ann Weisgarber's The Promise is set against the backdrop of the worst natural disaster of the 20th century in the U.S., but the weather is no match for [this] story of two women's love for the same man. Reader Reviews. Lora Glass. The Promise.

The Promise takes place in Galveston, Texas, during the time of the historic Storm that killed thousands. Ann was inspired by an abandoned, dilapidated house on the rural end of Galveston and by an interview she conducted when writing an article for a local magazine. The Promise, now available in paperback, received rave reviews from critics and captured the hearts of readers worldwide. Against the backdrop of the devastating Galveston hurricane of , Ann Weisgarber tells a heartbreaking story with two unforgettable voices. Ann's latest novel, "The Glovemaker" is set in Utah's canyon country during the winter of This is a change from her second novel, "The Promise," which takes place in Galveston, Texas -- where Ann lives -- during the historic Storm that. Ann is the author of "The Glovemaker," "The Promise," and "The Personal History of Rachel DuPree." She was nominated for the UK's Orange Prize, the Orange Award for New Writers, and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.