Author Richard Paul Evans and his family were living in Italy when Richard met Eliana, a young American woman absorbed in a romance novel at the time of their poolside meeting and conversation. Prompted by her reading material, Richard asked Eliana to tell him her all-time favorite love story. She answered, “mine.” The Last Promise is Eliana’s story.
Eliana met and married Maurizio, an Italian student, while in university. As an art major, Eliana is enamored with all things Italian. She and Maurizio are both devout Catholics and no one imagined that there would be any more than the usual adjustments when the newlyweds moved to Tuscany. But, surrounded by his family and the machismo culture of his youth, Maurizio’s Americanized persona changes.
Eliana immerses herself in her art and in the medical care for their asthmatic son. Her only friend is her sister-in-law. That is, until she meets fellow American Ross Story, whose past is as unexplainable as his extensive knowledge of Florence’s Uffizi Museum. Eliana continues to pray for her son and for wisdom to know what to do, while Maurizio becomes more belligerent, jealous, and distant.
For those who have struggled in a multi-cultural marriage, or for Christian wives who have had to deal with an unfaithful husband, The Last Promise offers hope for a second chance at love.