I HATED finishing this book. Saying goodbye to these characters who were so well developed I felt like they were all friends or neighbors (even the hateful ones). "Promise" is reminiscent of "To Kill A Mockingbird" based purely on how I felt when I read it. The storytelling brought me back to Harper Lee's novel when I read it in the 70s. I will definitely re-read this and loan it out to friends. Amazing.