A Promise Made (Family Feud)

Review In the gripping second installment in Sole's Family Feud saga (The Lie, 2009), it's nearly a year after World War II ended, and Frances is relieved that her husband, Marcus, an RAF ace, is finally coming home. Married five years earlier, they haven't seen much of each other, and she's tired of her father-in-law's constant innuendo. But Marcus--withdrawn, angry, often drunk--is not the man he used to be, and ends up having a blowout with his father that has disastrous consequences. Meanwhile, Frances' sister Emily is still living with her husband's family after her husband's untimely death, unaware that her father-in-law, Lord Vane, is becoming increasingly fixated on her. But little does he know that Emily is hiding a terrible secret from him. As life resumes postwar, Frances and Emily are powerless to control the events happening around them and within their embattled family. --Booklist, 15th September 2009 About the Author