The Promise Tree by Elisabeth J. Hobbes

 

 

 

Synopsis:

 

For Edwin Hope, it begins with a childhood dare and a forbidden tree.

It begins with him falling… in more ways than one.

Called home from his studies by the grandfather who has always hated him, eighteen-year-old Edwin is once again trapped in a house that is colder than the winds whipping across the fields.

Seeking sanctuary, he escapes into the untamed beauty of the Peaks and meets a woman who sparks an old memory.

A memory of the sycamore that broke him, and the little girl who saved him. 

Drusilla has had many acolytes over the centuries but none like Edwin.

With the Great War looming and Edwin’s future uncertain, she knows the right thing to do is to set him free from her spell, but can she do so if it means breaking her own heart?

 

Review: 

 

The Promise Tree tells an epic love story that, between highs and lows, lasts almost a century.

Since a young age Edwin found some joy and comfort meeting a girl near the Sycamore tree that grew on his family's land. The happy times spent with the girl were in stark contrast with the times spent with his strict, cold grandfather. Their weird relationship overcomes the hardles of separation, distance, and the war, but will it survive the ginormous difference between their worlds?

The characters are well depicted, and well developped. It was a pleasure to see Edwin's growth from a child to a young man, his time serving during WWI was especially touching but it's essential to his full maturity. I really loved the ending, it was beautifully written.

Elisabeth J. Hobbes wrote a good fantasy historical romance, it was believable, interesting and engaging.

 

 

 

 

Release Date: 10.06.2023