Review : Promises to Keep - Ann Tatlock

Wanting a good Christian read, one that proves to the outside world that even christians have troubles and just because we believe in Christ does not make our lives perfect and that when a door closes no matter how hard it may be, with God another opens up somewhere.

Review: Promises to Keep - Ann Tatlock - February 2011

All Janis Anthony wanted was a fresh start, away from her ex-husband - a horrible drunk who hurt her as who knew whether or not he would start on the children. With the help of her father, she moves her family to a small town called Mills River. It is here in Mills River, that Janis will meet her old lady in shining armour , Tillie whose house she has just purchased. Tillie's one last wish is that she die in the house that her and her husband built and soon becomes Janis's live-in help . Read as Tillie and Janis build a relationship in where Tillie becomes like Janis's surrogate mother . Daughter Roz has some secrets , living in a town that is segregated - Roz has a black friend called Mara and soon we discover that both girls have secrets about their parents . Mara's parents are in fact her grandparents and her sister Celia is in fact Mara's mum and the talk-back show's professor is Mara's birthdad. Roz is hiding the fact that her dad has found them , what will happen though when Roz's dad turns up at their home , can Tillie prevent tragedy from happening or will it result in somebody getting hurt?

Find out in Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock