FAITH, LOVE, AND POLITICS IN THE 1930S

A Promise to Break

Sibyl Trimble promised her father, as a girl, that she’d give her life to changing the world. By 1932, a Chrysler in the drive and a wealthy banking family make that promise easy to forget — until a down-on-his-luck hobo shows her a different way of love, purpose, and God.

★★★★★

October 2016 Reviewer's Choice — Small Press Book Watch

"Exceptionally well written, making it a consistently compelling read from beginning to end. 'A Promise to Break' is one of those rare stories that will linger in the mind long after the book has been set back upon the shelf."

James Cox

Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review

Kathryn Spurgeon - Author

Historical fiction, built on true stories

Kathryn Spurgeon weaves faith, history, and deeply personal family accounts into gripping historical fiction. Drawing from real experiences of the 1930s Great Depression, her stories illuminate the resilience of the human spirit when anchored in God’s love.

Complete series

The
Promise
Series

A family saga of those who stayed behind in Oklahoma through the Dust Bowl years — faith, loss, and hope carried across three generations.

Short Story Collection

The Thomas Sisters

Five sisters. Five short stories based on true events. The Thomas sisters face extreme circumstances that test their faith — living in Oklahoma during the 1930s Dust Bowl makes these issues more challenging.