A Touch of Promise: A Warbride's Emotional Journey

By Marie Gage

April 1947. Pearl Griffith hopes love will be enough. After leaving England to marry the Canadian soldier who stole her heart, she arrives in a new country eager to build a life together. But cut off from her close-knit family, the twenty-one-year-old quickly finds her confidence eroding under her mother-in-law's relentless emotional abuse.

Lonely and longing for belonging, Pearl finds comfort in an unexpected circle of women-each carrying her own quiet burdens. When she discovers the lingering wounds of battle fatigue in their husbands, she volunteers at the local psychiatric institute, determined to help where she can. Yet just as hope begins to bloom, changes at home threaten to upend everything she's fought to rebuild.

Can Pearl rediscover her strength before heartbreak silences her spirit?

A Touch of Promise is a tender, big-hearted tribute to the resilience of women in the uncertain years after WWII. Marie Gage weaves a moving tapestry of culture shock, courage, and the healing power of friendship in the face of ordinary-and extraordinary-struggles.

Perfect for readers who love uplifting heroines, emotional depth, and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1738712230
• ISBN13: 9781738712236
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Marie Elizabeth Gage
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"