| Title | : | The Promise |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0751505544 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780751505542 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1977 |
The Promise Reviews
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The Promise, Danielle Steel
Young architect Micheal Hillyard and artist Nancy McAllister are determined to get married despite his wealthy mother's disapproval.
Then minutes before their wedding, a terrifying accident and a cruel deception separate Micheal and Nancy--perhaps forever. Each pursues a new life--Nancy in California, Micheal in New York.
But eventually nothing--and no one--can keep them apart as they keep their vow never to say good-bye.
عنوانها: «پیمان»، «آخرین عشق»، «بر بالهای عشق»، «پیوند»؛ نویسنده: دانیل استیل؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش روز سی و یکم ماه می سال 1993میلادی
عنوان: پیمان، نویسنده: دانیل استیل؛ برگردان: سوسن اردکانی (شاهین)، تهران، زرین، 1362، در 360 ص؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، موسسه عرفان و کتابفروشی سعدی، 1366، چاپ دیگر تهران، نشر علمی، 1368، در 405ص؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، مدبر، 1371؛ در 405ص؛ شابک 9644049290؛ چاپ یازدهم 1372؛ چاپ دوازدهم 1377؛ سیزدهم 1389؛ شابک 9789644049298؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان امریکایی - سده 20م
عنوان: پیمان، نویسنده: دانیل استیل؛ برگردان: فریده بیگدلی، چاپ پنجم، 1372، انتشارات کلینی، 356ص؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، آلاچیق، 1376؛ در 355ص؛ شابک ایکس - 964917690؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، ارغوان، 1389؛ در 356ص؛ شابک 9789646234895؛ با عنوان پیوند؛ تهران، گلشائی؛ 1368؛ در 355ص؛
عنوان: آخرین عشق، نویسنده: دانیل استیل؛ برگردان: فرزام حبیبی اصفهانی؛ تهران، آلاچیق، 1377؛ در 621ص؛ شابک 9649176969؛ چاپ چهارم تهران، ارغوان، 1388؛ در 621ص؛ شابک 9789646234871؛
عنوان: بر بالهای عشق، نویسنده: دانیل استیل؛ برگردان: قدیر گلکاریان؛ تبریز، یاران، علوی، 1371؛ در 325ص؛ چاپ دوم تبریز، یاران، 1377، شابک 9646009301؛
عنوان: پیمان؛ نویسنده: دانیل استیل؛ مترجم: هادی عادلپور؛ تهران، سمیر، کوشش، 1377؛ در 350ص؛ شابک 9646552226؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، سمیر، 1380، در 350ص؛ شابک 9646552226؛
کتاب با عنوانهای: «پیوند»؛ و «بر بالهای عشق»؛ نیز منتشر شده است
نویسنده: بانو «دانیله فرناندز شوئلین دومینک استیل»، که در ایران و سایر کشورهای جهان، به اختصار و به اشتباه، ایشان را «دانیل استیل» میخوانند، ملکه داستان نویسی رمانتیک آمریکا، و خالق «مکس و مارتا»، و بیش از یکصد رمان هستند.؛ ادبیات همگانی، از ابزارهای گوناگونی استفاده میکند، همچون ایجاد شوق در جوانان، پندهای اخلاقی، نثر ساده، و بدون چم و خم، با قالب خوش پسند.؛ داستان پردازان این ژانر، با بهره جستن از همین ابزار، و با هنر خویش است که میتوانند تیراژهایی افسانه ای را برای کتابهای خود فراهم آورند
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 30/05/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی -
Ahhhh. Nostalgia. This was my very first ever book by Danielle Steel and my teenage self thought it to be absolutely swoon-worthy. I decided to revisit it forty years later. How did it hold up, you ask? Well, teenage me would have given it 10 out of 5 stars. It was that memorable to me at the time. My current self recognizes it to be a bit dated, so 4 out of 5 stars. Overall, the story arc is still so appealing to me. I have read several of Danielle Steel's books since that time--always hoping to recover the magic of that first read. It has never been there. So, I declare this the very best book ever written by Danielle Steel. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Awesome read! nice love story about forgiveness and overcoming many things..well written (paperback!)
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He laughed softly. “Not ‘it’s’ beautiful, silly girl. You’re beautiful. It is you,”
― Danielle Steel, The Promise
The fact that I read this (and cried) should speak of the book's power. I RARELY read romance novels. It just (usually) is not my genre . I do read romantic suspense but that is not what that is.
This is Danielle Steel..the one that Book snobs love to hate. I once knew a woman who would actually make faces at you if you told her you'd read anything by Ste el. Did I happen to mention I dislike book snobs greatly?
Anyway..this, in my opinion, is Steel's masterpiece. The story of Nancy and Michael who make "the promise" and are torn apart..brutally so..and then find their way back to each other..well..it makes Nicholas Sparks pale in comparison. And that is not easy to do.
What is great about this book..is it feels real despite some really unrealistic things that happen. There is also a movie version but I prefer the book.
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I found this very readable and gripping yet ultimately unromantic because:
1. Nancy and Michael spent the majority of the book apart and only interacted for about seven out of 32 chapters. They're separated by Michael's snobbish mother, Marion, who received her own HEA and absolutely zero punishment for her interference*. WTH?!
Marion didn't think Nancy would be an appropriate wife for Michael. So after the two were injured in a car crash (they'd been on their way to get married), Marion offered to pay for the reconstructive surgery to fix Nancy's destroyed face, but only if Nancy agreed to never contact Michael again. Nancy accepted the deal because she thought Michael would come for her, and she wanted to look normal again. (What Marion didn't disclose was her intention to lie to Michael about Nancy's "death".)
2. Neither were celibate during their two years apart: Michael slept with a coworker while Nancy slept with her plastic surgeon. Of the two Nancy had the more serious relationship, the nature of which I thought was ethically questionable. To be fair to Michael he'd believed Nancy had died, but it's still aggravating because neither waited very long to move on. So much for promising not to forget each other!
3. I thought Nancy gave up on Michael too easily. Yes, she'd agreed to never contact him and believed he'd deliberately dismissed her from his life, but it never occurred to her that he might have been manipulated by his mother just like she'd been?
4. The ending wrapped up abruptly with Nancy claiming that she always knew Michael would find her. (Uh, sure, Nancy. That's why you didn't wait very long to have an affair with your surgeon?)
*The book ends with Michael thinking he wouldn't punish his mother for separating them because he was too happy, now that he'd been reunited with Nancy. -
I read this book some time ago and I really enjoyed reading the story. Very well written and very hard to put down.
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My favorite love story from my teen years. Long, long, long ago!
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Re-read
Yep, still in love with this. I wish there was an epilogue, though. :/
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January 28, 2014
The last time I read this was a decade ago and that was before my paperback copy was never returned to me. Luckily, I found an e-book. Thank you techy gods!
I think I decided to re-read this because I was curious to know whether or not the twentysomething me would still love it. I was only a high school sophomore then so what the heck did I know about "good" books anyway. At first, I thought it would maybe be like watching Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and then realizing how it totally sucked - I can't believe I had a huge crush on Tommy (complete with Kimberly's high-pitched squeals).
Well, you know what, I STILL LOVE IT! So, it shall remain as one of my all-time favorite love stories ever. Granted, it may not have the most original plot - in fact, I'm pretty sure it can fit right in with all the New Adult books these days, minus all the angst - but considering it was published in 1999, I think it's really amazing.
The Promise is a story about the simple kind of love. These days, most books that I read portray it as something complicated - too much angst, characters with troubled pasts, trust issues, and so on. I've said this before but it seems like in order to find true love in fiction, you have to be someone with a past. OK, rant over. Anyway, what I'm trying to say here is that I like how this made me feel good about love and how it made me believe that it will always find its way back to you. I know that a lot of people think that's probably too idealistic - as I do, sometimes - but I guess I'll always be a hopeless romantic and this, for me, is just a beautiful read."These beads will be our bond, a physical bond, buried fast for as long as this rock, and this beach, and these trees stand here. All right?"
"All right". He smiled softly. "We're being very romantic."
"Why not? If you're lucky enough to have love, celebrate it! Give it a home!"
"You're right. You're absolutely right. Okay, here's its home."
"Now let's make a promise. I promise never to forget what is here, or to forget what they stand for. Now you." She touched his hand, and he smiled down at her again. He had never loved her more.
"And I promise... I promise never to say good-bye to you..." And then for no reason in particular, they laughed. Because it felt good to be young, to be romantic, even to be corny.
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First DS book I read and I was very moved and I wish there was epilogue! The book is way better than the film so much more depth and it was good read! Despite being old book it felt timeless. Michael was dead to the world when he lost the love of life and it was clear he was truly shattered and closed off. DS captured this and you can feel their pain throughout the story. The ending was sweet. A keeper for sure!
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Published in 1978 and my 1st DS book. Re-read and still enjoyed it. "the early morning sun streamed across their backs as they unhooked their bicycles in front of Eliot House on the Harvard campus."
Nancy, an aspiring artist and orphan, and Michael, from a wealthy background, promise to love each other always. Nancy is not who Michael's mother would choose for her son & expresses her distaste and disapproval for this relationship. Michael, has always been the dutiful son to his widowed mother but defies her by setting off to marry Nancy. A tragic car accident changes everything. Michael has been told Nancy died in the accident and focuses on the family business. In truth, Nancy has been convinced to accept Mrs. Hilliards offer of medical assistance -- considerable reconstructive plastic surgery w/ the proviso that she not contact her son. Nancy has not given up on Michael, because she is sure he will come find her. However as time passes she begins to lose hope...until their paths cross again. -
I may not be able to source a hard copy of the book, but oh my the dvd is the oldest and worst copy movie I’ve seen! So unclear I think it should be vhs 🤣 And even MORE corny, or should I say CRINGE, if that can be at all possible!
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Very romantic story. I first read it at age 15 and really loved it, read it again as an adult and thought it was silly. Why wouldn't he want to look for her grave? But okay, allowing for that, and how easily the main characters get everything they want or think they want, this is a fun little romance. Danielle Steel is a dreadful writer but this book is OK, if you have to read one by her this is the least nauseating. I think she had help with this one, at least I read that that was the case.
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Gotta admit that at the beginning I did not like this novel much ,but as I kept on reading it just caught me with the specific details and the dramatic changes that happens to almost every character in this novel .Danielle Steel sure is a great and talented writer to write such a fascinating novel ,this was my first book to read by Danielle Steel but it sure is not going to be the last.
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The Promise by Danielle Steel
Michael Hillard and Nancy MacAllister are to be wed but the car accident prior to the wedding
leaves others to wonder if they will keep their vow. He is an architect and she is an artist.
His wealthy mother disapproves though...They will be separated but will it keep them apart?
He is appalled that his mother have a private eye find out about Nancy's past=like it was her fault who her parents turned out to be.
On their way to get married the car crashes and he's unconscious and she has lost her face. When his mother visits in the hospital she pays for
Peter to not only care for her in CA but to rebuild her face and life-away from Michael.
Going through face restorations she is not sure why Michael doesn't come to visit her. She doesn't know that his mother told him that she had died.
The book follows each of them as their new lifes begin...
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I've not long read 'Accident' by Steel which also featured a Car Crash as one of the main plot points. And whereas I couldn't put 'Accident' down, The Promise fell flat.
I think the problem was the characters just didn't have much personality. It was hard to care about them. I didn't find the reasons they gave for the choices they made very believable. The whole Nancy/Marie thing was weird. It was strange that she had coaching to change her voice but in the end I understood why that was in there as it was used in the plot. Her relationship with Peter was professionally very wrong.
It just wasn't the kind of book where you ignore other things, and for a Steel book, it was pretty short but it felt much longer. It was okay but not very exciting. -
tw: rape remark, car accident
Personally I prefer the older Danielle Steel. This one was published in 1999, hence why I consider it her older work. Her older work has more of a story. Less tell and more show. The conversations amongst the characters are better. Everything about her older work is just better. But sadly, this one wasn't the best I've read.
Besides my spoiler tag, there wasn't much to this story. Just two people trying to rebuild there lives after a car accident. It spans over the course of two years and Michael and Nancy get plenty of screen time. I wasn't super keen on the doctor and Nancy being together. It felt like a weird power imbalance and I just wasn't about that.
Overall, this wasn't the worst book I've read of Danielle Steel but I've read better. It was a nice filler book and quick and easy read. -
A poor girl marries a rich boy and is unacceptable to her new mother-in-law. When she is in a car accident and terribly disfigured, her mother-in-law pays for her reconstructive surgery on the condition that she will disappear from her son's life. This was a TV movie (and Ms Steele wrote the books afterwards) with Kathleen Quinlan and Steven Collins.
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o my god seriously this was my first book ever... the story the lines it was just o my god have no words .... just hooked my with love stories for ever .... i still carry the paperback copy of this bold its even smells old but when ever i look at it i remember the days i kept think abt this book ... :)
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This is the very first book I read by this author and fell in love with her style of writing as I could 'picture' the story unfolding in my mind. Years later I saw the movie and although it was good I could honestly say that the book was so much better and I have been reading her books ever since.
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Absolute trite.
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This was a reread for me. I enjoyed it as much as I did the fist time years ago. I love DS books and I am glad I agreed to do this for a buddy read.
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I'm always amazed at the lengths snooty matriarchs will go to, just to keep poor, deserving girls from marrying their sons.
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If you’re in the mood for Romance, Danielle Steele writes some of the best!
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a) I’m too old for this kind of drivel
b) This wasn’t drivel when it was written back in 1978
c) I’m too hardhearted and cynical to understand Love
Chances are that the right answer might be option c.
After the thundercloud of This Divided Island, I wanted some cotton candy fluffy clouds. The Promise was one of those books that Chitrakka made be get for her from V K Library. It was the rage back then. Longlongago. I think I even tried to read it as a teenager, I do have vague memories of some beads being buried on a beach. But I don’t think I finished reading the book back then. The story was totally new to me now, new meaning roll-your-eyes-at-the-cliched-plot kind of new.
All it lacked was six songs and two fight scenes. Otherwise it was the perfect BollyKollyTollywood plot. I’m sure this book must have been made into an Indian movie. Or was it too lame for even that? Rich boy, poor girl, villi mother. Lou. Accident, lies, plastic surgery, Devdas mode. Two years later meet, don’t recognise, fight, make up. Live happily everafter.
Classic Danielle Steel setting: everything and everyone is beautiful. Perfectly dressed women, effortlessly chic in Channel or in miraculous bargain buys . Gold clasp handbags, luxury luggage, gold cigarette cases, gold watch fobs. Adorable doggies, breathtaking views from the window. The works. And the typical Danielle Steel relationships: old people in love, young people in love, young woman in love with a man 20 years her senior. Gaaaaaah.
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I found this book to be great. My mom had been trying to get me to read it for a few years because of how much she enjoyed it. I finally caved and picked it up. I am not a fast reader, but I finished it in about two weeks. The storyline is extremely unique in my opinion; it's not your typical lovey-dovey romance novel. It still has elements of that of course, but it moreso focused on how toxic making assumptions about other people can be. When you assume reasons for why a person does or does not do something, there's a pretty high chance that you'll be wrong and that can change the whole trajectory of your life.
The reason I gave this book only four stars was for the last chapter. I felt that while it tied up loose ends, it left me wanting more. I know that is the sign of a great book, but there was potential for more emotion between the characters. It's hard to explain without putting spoilers (which I'm trying to refrain from), but I just feel like the chapter could have been a bit more drawn out and detailed, to give the readers a proper closure from this story. An epilogue would've been perfect to include.
