Promises to Keep

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With the help of a mentor and an anonymous benefactor, Jilly Coppercorn has overcome abuse, addiction, and a stint in juvie. Though she still struggles to stay clean, she has found safety and love in a newly formed family that includes her loyal best friend, a lovely artist, and her caseworker. Temptation comes knocking, however, when her best friend from the bad old days rides in on a motorcycle and takes Jilly to a beautiful, mysterious city full of wonderful opportunities. It seems perfect at ...

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Overview

With the help of a mentor and an anonymous benefactor, Jilly Coppercorn has overcome abuse, addiction, and a stint in juvie. Though she still struggles to stay clean, she has found safety and love in a newly formed family that includes her loyal best friend, a lovely artist, and her caseworker. Temptation comes knocking, however, when her best friend from the bad old days rides in on a motorcycle and takes Jilly to a beautiful, mysterious city full of wonderful opportunities. It seems perfect at first, until Jilly discovers that it was a one-way trip—and she still has unfinished business in Newford. At turns playful and serious, this urban fantasy introduces de Lint’s most enduring character and grapples with the realities of life-changing choices.

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On Halloween night, 1973, in the town of Newford, Jilly Coppercorn (Widdershins) meets an old friend from her days in the Home for Wayward Girls. Like Jilly, Donna has put her life back together and is eager to show Jilly her rockabilly band and her new home. With the ease of walking through the door of a club on All Hallows Eve, Jilly finds herself in a strange "between world" where the lines between the dead and the living are blurred and the temptation to stay is almost more than she can handle. Returning to one of his most beloved characters, de Lint brings to light another tale of enchantment and mystery, one that explores the choices people make and the promises they choose to keep. Some libraries may find the price prohibitive, but larger libraries or libraries where the author has a significant readership should consider adding this urban fantasy fable to their collection.


—Jackie Cassada
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781616960193
  • Publisher: Tachyon Publications
  • Publication date: 5/15/2011
  • Series: Newford/Jilly Coppercorn Series
  • Pages: 192
  • Sales rank: 498,340
  • Product dimensions: 5.40 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Charles de Lint is the bestselling author of more than 60 adult, YA, and children’s books, including The Blue Girl, Moonheart, The Onion Girl, and Widdershins. He is a reviewer for the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and the recipient of the World Fantasy, YALSA, Crawford, and Aurora Awards. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 6, 2011

    Very good intro to Newford books

    "Promises to Keep" features many of the main characters used in De Lint's Newford series. It is set in the 70's, and chronologically predates almost all of the other stories. It makes a great introduction to the city. If you are a fan of urban fantasy, it's a must-read.

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  • Posted May 11, 2011

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    This is an excellent intelligent Newford tale

    In 1972 on Halloween Eve, Jilly Coppercorn and Donna Birch run into each other on a Newford street. They were friends when both resided at the Tyson County Home for Wayward Girls. Excited Donna, who plays bass, invites Jilly to watch her band Big Earl and His Girls perform at Cool Hand Jukes.

    Jilly's friend Geordie who plays music says there is no such place at the locale described by Donna. He cannot accompany her as he has a gig so Jilly goes to the biker club alone. There she finds the dead relive their lives the way they wished they had the first time. Having overcome addiction and position, Jilly considers staying in what seems like paradise, but has not thought of how she would want her do over especially since this is a one way gig for a person who chooses to cross over btcause there is no return ticket.

    This is an excellent intelligent Newford tale as Jilly reflects back on her bittersweet salad days as J.C. at the Home, her current status, and her future goals. Thought provoking while character driven by Jilly and Donna, fans will ponder choices that people make or have made for them. Although exciting as a supernatural thriller, it is the philosophy of to be or not to be that is the musing.

    Harriet Klausner

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