Promises Made Under Fire

De: Charlie Cochrane

Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell

France, 1915: Lieutenant Tom Donald envies everything about fellow officer Frank Foden - his confidence, his easy manner with the men in the trenches, the affectionate letters from his wife. Frank shares these letters happily, drawing Tom into a vicarious friendship with a woman he's never met. Although the bonds of friendship forged under fire are strong, Tom can't be so open with Frank - he's attracted to men and could never confess that to anyone.

When Frank is killed in no-man's-land, he leaves behind a mysterious request for Tom: to deliver a sealed letter to a man named Palmer. Tom undertakes the commission while on leave - and discovers that almost everything he thought he knew about Frank is a lie....

©2013 Charlie Cochrane (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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I am SO freaking glad Amazon recommended this after a purchase… 👏👏👏‼️ To have a WWI storyline that deals with Gay men, where no one is jailed or killed for liking men, that has an HEA, is rarer than rarer. Normally I eschew EXTREMELY short books, let alone audiobooks, but the Kindle version was recommended to me by Amazon after a similar WWI Gay story and this was merely $ .99 so I grabbed it and when the audiobook was $3.46 I did the same.
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Beautifully done

Such a lovely WWI story. The narration was amazing and I just adore how it unfolded. Anything extra would have felt totally fake.

So soothing!

This reader was phenomenal. I know it's weird to say a book about war & having to hide was soothing, but truly, I don't know how else to describe it. He had the perfect mixture of being hopeful, defeated, affectionate, and wry as only the British can do wry. Love!!

A Great Story...

Charlie Cochrane's tale may have been set in WWI but the experience can be applied even to today's lives...at least mine. I related so much with Tom Donald and his experiences of never telling the one that you love...Kevin Stillwell's narration was fantastic and made the characters come to life. A great story...

Short but sweet

Beautifully written. Short but such a sweet story. Narration was perfect. Will listen and read more books from this author.

Interesting story

I enjoy historical stories, and this was no exception. Interesting premise of a soldier tracking down the secret life of a fallen comrade and finding love in the process.
There are a few things that nudged me out of the narration - mispronouncing words like lieutenant- but overall, a satisfactory way to enjoy the story.

very touching!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Promises Made Under Fire?

I loved this story. i cried through it like a frigging baby lol Seriously it touched my heart. This was such a sweet full filling story, it was lovely.

What about Kevin Stillwell’s performance did you like?

He did excellent and I wouldn't hesitate to listen to him again.

Sweet novella - very good narration

This is a sweet romance. The author successfully casts you into the cadence of an epistolary relationship set in the years of World War I. Sufficiently self-contained but leaves you wanting (in a good way) to know more about the characters and their lives.

Great blend of WW1 history & romance

Original Audiobook Review September 2019:
There's just something about Charlie Cochrane's WW1 era stories that really bring the time to life and Promises Made Under Fire is no different. Though the voices from Kevin Stillwell's narration may not be what I heard in my head originally but he did a wonderful job bringing Tom's journey to life.

Re-Read Review November 2018:
Having read my original review there really isn't much I can add here. Promises Made Under Fire is about friendships and balancing what we think we know and what we find out. Watching Tom face that scale is equally heartbreaking and heartwarming. Charlie Cochrane has a knack for not only setting the scene when it comes to WW1 era stories but also perfectly blending realism, fiction, not making the story into a school lesson, and doing it all while completely entertaining the reader. Her respect for the era comes alive with Tom's journey of discovery and that only furthers to heighten my love of the story and I'm already looking forward to the next re-read.

Original Review November 2016:
Sometimes life throws us on an unexpected journey that may appear unwanted but leads us exactly where we should be and Promises Made Under Fire is a prime example of just that. When Tom's friend and fellow officer Frank is killed he finds a letter left to him asking him to visit Frank's mother. When Tom is home and visits he finds more questions than answers but when he finally discovers the answers will they be what he expected, will they bring him some unexpected happiness, or will they throw everything he thought he knew about his friend for a loop? For those answers, you will have to read Promises for yourself and trust me you won't be disappointed. Once again, Charlie Cochrane takes us into the era of The Great War with scenes of the frontlines and the homefront, she does it with such devotion to detail that you feel you are right there. Whether you are a history lover or not, if you love a good story with believable characters than you will definitely want to add this one to your reading list.

Dull

I don't understand why this book gets such good reviews. It took me ages to get through it, even though it is a short book. It only picked up for me at the very end. I found it quite dull, mostly because of the narration, I think. It seemed so very slow. Sorry, not for me.