A Promise to Arlette

With the scope of a saga and the heart of a thriller,this is an evocative historical novel following a married couple whose idyllic 1950s suburban life is threatened by the promises they made during World War II. Sidney and Ida Whipple are living the suburban 1950s American dreamcomplete with two children and a white picket fencewhich didnΓÇÖt seem possible when they first met at the height of WWII in France. Reveling in the presentthey can almost convince themselves that their past is behind them. But when their neighbors show off a newly purchased Man Ray photographIda comes face-to-face with the person she loved and lost in the war: Arlette. Only Ida knows the truth about the photographand why it canΓÇÖt possibly be authentic. In an attempt to right past wrongsshe travels to California vowing to confront Man Ray. Sidney wakes to find his wife is missingthe photograph in question stolenand all the secrets theyΓÇÖve tried to bury come rushing back. With his daughters in towhe travels after Idahoping to forge a new path together. Insteadtheir sojourn leads to a shocking discovery that could pull their family apart in this sweepingunforgettable story about love and friendshiptrust and betrayaland how promises madebrokenand ultimately renewedcan determine our fate.