The Promise

American Quilt #3

by Jane Peart

She was of American blood, born in the islands. He was a native islander. Their love bridged two worlds that would one day threaten to tear them apart. As a child, Jana Rutherford played barefoot on the sparkling Hawaiian beaches with her friend, Akela, and Akela's handsome cousin, Kimo. But that carefreeness would change as Jana grew...and the quality of her and Kimo's friendship grew as well into something deeper, stronger. It was then that Jana first heard the whispers, "He's not her kind" -and discovered the differences people drew between a Hawaiian-born American and a native islander. Faced with the ignorance of others and a painful time of separation from Imo, it would be easy for Jana's love to grow cold. Especially with Bayard, the dashing brother of Jana's wealthy friend, Edith, showing such evident interest. Attractive, charming, and of American stock like herself, Bayard represented a lavish, exciting world that Jana had only read about. But Kimo stood for all she had known and loved. In each intricate quilt of the Hawaiian women, a secret was hidden known only to its creator, a story contained in its design. Jana's life seemed much like a quilt: delicately yet passionately fashioned by a Creator who knew how to assemble the pieces into a mysterious, glorious pattern- a life's tale yet untold.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published August 6, 1996

About the author

Jane Johnson Peart of Asheville, North Carolina, Humboldt and Marin counties, California, and in recent years, Hawaii, passed away in 2007. She was the author of more than 60 works of suspense, historical fiction and romance, which touched the hearts and minds of thousands of readers whose correspondence she treasured. She wrote for the secular and Christian market, and is best known for the Brides of Montclair series.

Reviews

[Adele · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most interesting part of this book was the historical aspect and culture of Hawaii. The romance was typical and predictable. This was the 3rd book in the series. They all had pretty much the same story. The first book introduced Johanna then the second was about her daughter, Jobeth, and this last about Jobeth's daughter, Jana. Each book was about the romance of each young woman with a man that was not acceptable to the family, but they overcame the conflicts. I felt the stories needed a little more narration of events in the character's lives. Each book was almost like an outline of a family history with not enough description. Also, I chose the series because of the quilting theme which I felt was not addressed enough. The first book was okay and The second was a good narrative of Civil War history.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet story about young adults from different cultures finding the right path for them.

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YA Pea

[Natalie Mishne · Rating 1 out of 5]

entirely "sappy"