Promises, Promises [Paperback]

Patricia Scanlan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999

Promises, Promises covers a decade in the lives of the four Munroe women—and the charming womanizer who left a trail of emotional destruction in his wake. A tale of love and heartbreak, laughter and tears, that will strike a chord with all women.

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About the Author

Patricia Scanlan is the author of Finishing Touches and Foreign Affairs.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 538 pages
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553812882
• ISBN-13: 978-0553812886
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,214,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glad to see it was to be continued...., January 25, 2008

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E Anderson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Promises, Promises (Paperback)

I'm finding myself getting more and more into the books I read by Patricia Scanlan. This book is based in the early - mid sixties, but to me read more like it was the forties, about the women in an extended family, Miriam, Ellen, Emma, and Sheila. The focus of the story changes a lot from one character to the other, but each is interesting enough to carry the story in my opinion.

Sheila is the matriarch, and the stubborn, bossy mother who likes to have her say in the family and what goes on.

Miriam married the younger son in the family; she's a mother by nature as well as a push over.

Emma married the older brother and is also a judges daughter from the big city, she's a spoiled brat and n o one will change that.

Ellen is the boys' only sister, she is Miriam's best friend and a little bit of a free spirit.

Over the years the girls cause drama and have children of their own...it's a very fun story to read!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definately the first half-, October 4, 2003

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Geri Kelly- Mancuso (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Promises, Promises (Paperback)

I read this book several years ago and thought much was left unfinished. I recently read Mirror, Mirror, where the story is brought full circle and it was delightful to see what happened to all the characters. I would love to see Stephanie, Julie Ann and Rebecca in a new volume to see where life takes them

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, April 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Promises, Promises (Hardcover)

Lousy! Was promising at the beginning with stories about Miriam and Emma. The plot becomes stagnant as it dwells on the Ellen/Chris/Suzy love triangle. The author fails to convince me that Chris is "the love of Ellen's life", more like the lust of her life, afterall, Chris was not the one who introduced orgasm to Ellen and during their courtship, if one can call that courtship at all with Chris described to be one who couldn't careless about Ellen and always fails to keep his promises to call/see Ellen. There was nothing romantic or larger than life in their relationship for it to be termed"the love of her life". The story indeed becomes boring and lifeless soon after Chris broke up with Ellen after knowing the latter's pregnancy, which is only about 1/4 through the novel. It was a drag and an effort to read after that! I've read that Scanlan is compared to Maeve Binchy, no way! At least not as far as this novel is concerned. I haven't read her other books and doubt if I would.