Trying to catch up with this series by a really good story teller. Enjoyed this book a great deal, although I managed to guess (correctly!) what the outcome would be. Author has a lovely writing ability to keep the reader involved and turning the 'pages'. Very easy to read with good and believable story line.
Many thanx to NetGalley, the author and the publishers for allowing me to read and review this book.

Another great installment in this wonderful series. I love reading about the girls working in Foyles bookshop during the first world war. It gives you an insight into how life was back then. I hope more of these are on the horizon. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

I have loved all the Foyles bookshop series with each one getting to know the characters a little better. This book focuses on Rosie and her life. Having promised Alfie she’d wait for him she struggled the longer the war went on. It was made especially difficult as she lost her best friend who became pregnant and disappeared and to top it off Alfie hadn’t written to her or his family for the last two years. I have enjoyed all the characters stories but I think Rosie’s is one of my favourites

Whilst I'm yet to read the first in the series, I found it didn't distract or take away my enjoyment of 'Promise'.

I absolutely love my historical fiction and books, so a series based around the girls of Foyles Bookshop and set in WWI was right up my street.

Roberts has created a charming community of characters that are likeable and have a sense of family togetherness, making them lifelike.

A highly enjoyable and engaging wartime drama of friendships and romance.

Another fabulous read!

As it turns into 1918, the war is raging on but the young women working in The Foyles Bookshop continue to rely on their friendshipms to see them through. Rosie is engaged to Alfie; he asked her to wait for him when he went to war and what kind of person would she have been to turn him down? But as the war has continured and she hasn't seen him or heard from him, she wonders what the future holds. Keeping busy, she takes on reading to the children in the local school on top of her job and her volunteering duties at the hospital and, as much as she gets on with Sam, the school teacher, she knows that she cannot get close to him ... she's promised to Alfie.

This is a truly lovely series, explaining exactly how life was in wartime Britain. The characters are a great bunch of women and while the author doesn't shy away from the realities of war, this is a warm, comforting read and one I enjoyed immensely. 4.5* and my recommendation.

My thanks to the publisher for my copy via NetGalley; this is - as always - my honest, original and unbiased review.

You can't marry him! No, don't do it. Right from the beginning I was heavily engrossed in the lives of Rosie, her friends and family.
Rosie had quite a lot on her plate. She did all that she could for her community. She really loved working with her childhood friend, Sam. She enjoyed her volunteer work. While giving her time and attention to others, she soon realized what her future may look like.

She experienced drama and needed answers before she could find happiness.

A great story of the sacrifices families made during WWII. I read this quickly. I couldn't put it down. I hope that there will be another book. I have to know more about the residents.

I absolutely adored this novel and read it in one day, alternating between print and audio so I could have it with me at all times. I have not read the first in the series (A Wartime Welcome from the Foyles Bookshop Girls), but did not have any issues following along. However, I have downloaded the first book and am feverishly searching my resources for anything else written by Elaine. She is a masterful storyteller.

This is a character-driven story of wartime London and I found the day-to-day life on the homefront fascinating. Elaine does a wonderful capturing the emotions of this time–both the determinedness and the sadness. The cozy bookshop provides a wonderful comfort and contrast to the realities faced during wartime. There’s warmth, humor, anger and grief in the lives of our characters and all are handled with grace. I was immediately drawn in and sorry when it ended.

Fans of historical fiction who especially enjoy books for Jennifer Ryan or Patricia McBride, should fix themselves a cup of hot tea and settle in for a wonderful reading experience.

I really enjoyed this second book in the Foyles Bookshop Girls series. Set in the mid 1900’s during World War One. The main focus of the story revolves around young Rosie Burrows. Her fiancé has enlisted to fight and she has promised to wait for him until he returns. However all is not as it seems and she is struggling to understand why he isn’t writing to her. In Rosie’s eyes a promise is a promise even though there may be a special person for Rosie closer to home. I loved the characters in this series and the fact it’s set around a book shop makes it even more of a wonderful read . The author writes in a way I can picture myself in this bookshop during those years. This story kept me enthralled the whole way through. Whilst this isn’t a fast paced read it’s one that will keep you captivated and interested the whole way through as it did me

Just another amazing saga. I loved it the story and the characters were just wonderful. 5*s from me this is part of a great saga series

This book is set in London during World War One and is wonderfully atmospheric.

It follows the lives of the women who work there, and in particular, Rosie. She has promised Alfie that she will wait for him while he is away fighting for King and country. However, Alfie is missing in action and neither she nor his mother hear from him for two years. Rosie is in a quandary as to whether she should continue to wait for him or move on with her life. Furthermore, she questions whether she really loves him and wants to marry him!

Although I had worked out where this book was heading at a fairly early point, it absolutely did not impede my enjoyment of the book. In fact, it just made me want to read on all the more to find out if I was actually correct.

It is a well written book with fantastic characters who I was completely engaged by. I felt frustrated every time I had to put it down, and I could hardly wait to get back to it. It had everything that you would expect to find in a book of this genre; great characters in a historical setting with a bit of romance and angst to add to the tension.

This is the second book in the Foyles Bookshop Girls series. It was a wonderfully heartwarming and hopeful book which was a delight to read.

This was a fabulous read, and I highly recommend it.

I loved reading this the 5th book in the Foyles bookshop girls.This story is about Rose who has said goodbye to her young man to the war but then begins to have feelings for his brother.What will happen when he comes home on leave.Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood.

This is a World War One story, but there’s really not a lot of mention of it. It’s more about the girls who work in the famous Foyle’s Bookshop. I read it as a standalone, not knowing it was part of a series. It’s an interesting story, but I did guess the plot. It’s quite well done.
I received an Advanced Reader Copy from NetGalley & Boldwood Books. I am writing a voluntary, honest review

This book had likeable characters and it had a warm, family feel to it, both at home and in their working environment. There was also the way people did extra voluntary work to help out and also the food rationing. It also reflects the attitudes of the day towards how people acted. However, I had guessed the plot of the story and I felt as though I was waiting for the characters to catch up! It does have a sweet romance. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I'm reviewing this as part of a tour with Rachel's Random Resources.

This is part of the Foyles Bookshop series, and I was interested in reading this, as I read one of the previous books in the series and enjoyed it. The story takes place during WWI, and follows those who work at Foyles Bookshop, and their families.

I loved the atmosphere of the bookshop, and of the story in general. I enjoyed the friendships between the characters, and how supportive they were of each other. Rosie was the character I felt the strongest connection with, but Sam was the character who most made me smile.

This book tugged at my heartstrings In the most wonderful way. It wasn't long before I became invested, and I couldn't stop reading until I'd finished.

I think that books, and places like bookshops, can bring comfort when we feel lost or confused, and while the story is about people rather than books, Foyles Bookshop is a place that speaks to me, through the author's writing.

Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources, and to the author and publisher, for the opportunity to read and review this.

It’s 1918 and WW1 is on, Rosie has said goodbye to her fiancée Alfie. Rosie is busy working in the bookshop and helping Alfie’s brother to teach the school children to read. When Alfie arrives home on leave, it’s not the homecoming she was expecting.
This was a lovely book, Rosie is a caring helpful person and is perfect for this story. The plot was interesting and I liked the secrets that’s in the story. It was an easy read and looking forward to reading the next books in this series.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy.

The Foyles Bookshop Girls’ Promise by Elaine Roberts is about a bevy of young women but focuses on one: Rosie. It opens with Rosie at sixteen saying good-bye to her boyfriend, Alfie, who is trying to convince her to say good-bye “properly” as they may never see one another again. She pushes him away and he takes off, only to have his younger brother, Sam, arrive to comfort Rosie. Fast forward to four years later. No one has heard from Alfie for quite awhile. His mother received a telegram saying he was missing in action, presumed dead. Both she and Rosie remained steadfast in what all considered her engagement. She was now working at Foyles and volunteering in Sam’s classroom, where he was a teacher-in-training. They were friends. Everyone said Sam was in love with her but he’d never said anything and there was Alfie. It got complicated as her best friend, Fran, had gotten pregnant back then and refused to name the father. She also refused to see Rosie and had for years. Rosie kept trying, but to no avail.

One day Alfie reappeared, but seemed to have no regard for Rosie. Now she was really upset. Was she engaged or not. She knew she didn’t want to marry him, but she was a woman of her word. Meanwhile things were happening in her life: at work and at home. The war might finally be coming to an end, but they’d been saying that for years, so who knew? And the Spanish flu is beginning to rear it’s ugly head, so life is far from easy. It was a fun read. A bit of an emotional rollercoaster, but fun. That time in England’s history is so interesting for the common people. Times have changed a lot and their lives were so different, so much simpler in many ways. This was a good book, full of emotion: regret and love. I enjoyed it.

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this is book 2 in a series about WW1. it can be read as a standalone. Rose is awaiting news from her boyfriend Alfie, as he is fighting in the war. but she hasn't heard from him in a long time. is he still alive?

This is book 2 continuing during WW1 and the girls in the books shop. Enjoyed the story and can’t wait for the next.

Roses life is in turmoil waiting for news of Alfie… this story will mess with your emotions, it is a great read

I was a little bit disappointed with the book. Did it still have the strong friendships? Yes . Did it still have the likeable strong characters? Yes. But for me it became.a sweet love story, and compared to the other books in the series, it was too mild i.guess. Will I continue reading the series? Yes i Will. Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest opinion

I had high hopes for this and marginally enjoyed the story. However, it felt very wooden and rudimentary. So much of the dialog was expository and elementary. I identified the baby's father right away; I am unsure if that was supposed to be a mystery or if Rosie was intended to be portrayed as entirely naïve - either way the ridiculousness of that piece of the story was a distraction. I also found that the multi-year AWOL was pretty unbelievable and Alfie's horrible personality did not jive with some of his dialog which taken solely by itself did not reflect his actions. Finally, it felt like current views (women aren't solely to "blame" for unintended pregnancies, etc) were unnaturally forced into conversations between the younger generation and the grandparent-generation. While absolutely true, I have a hard time imagining a teenager in the early 1900s making those comments.