A Lasting Promise - A Gripping Emotional Story from Bestselling Author of The Jam

She vowed to keep her promise and find her, no matter what . . . London, 1963 Angelica harbours a dark secret from the war. Having made a new life for herself in East London''s Stepney, she has created a family of her own. Sometimes the ghosts of France feel far away. Finally, she''s ready to move on. But secrets catch up with you, whether you like it or not . . . France, 1943 The Nazis arrive at the gate of Sister Angelica''s convent. Inside, the nuns are harbouring children - if discovered, it would mean certain death. All the children need is love, food and safety. Angelica made a promise to protect them, but when there''s a knock on a door, protection is a promise she''s struggling to keep . . .

About the author

Born the thirteenth child of fifteen to a middle-class mother and an East End barrow boy, Mary Wood's childhood was a mixture of love and poverty. Throughout her life, Mary has held various posts in office roles, working in the probation services and bringing up her four children and numerous grandchildren, step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. An avid reader, she first put pen to paper in 1989 while nursing her mother through her final months, but didn't become successful until she began self-publishing her writing in 2011.

Her novels include All I Have to Give, An Unbreakable Bond, In Their Mother's Footsteps and the Breckton novels.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Wood, Wood Mary
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 19.06.2025
• EAN: 9781035036783
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3503678-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; London, Greater London, City of London, Historical fiction, France, Second World War fiction, FICTION / World Literature / France / 20th Century, France: Places of interest, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II