In the compelling Faith's Fortune Trilogy, Mathew McIntosh chronicles the collision of one of Satan's most powerful temptations - great wealth - with the committed Christian's pursuit of a lifetime of self-sacrifice. Against the backdrop of two world wars, the first volume, The Promise, showcases the beginnings of a global clash between two families - one steeped in the tenets of the Salvation Army, the other the most powerful banking dynasty out to control the world. Which will prevail?"