The Promise A Novel Booker Prize Winner by Damon Galgut
Brand: Europa Editions
Product Description
WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE On her deathbed Rachel Swart makes a promise to Salome the familys Black maid. This promise will divide the familyespecially her children Anton the golden boy Astrid whose beauty is her power and the youngest Amor whose life is shaped by feelings of guilt. Reunited by four funerals over thirty years the dwindling Swart family remains haunted by the unmet promise just as their country is haunted by its own failures. The Promise is an epic South African drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of history sure to leave its readers transformed. Simply you must read it.Claire Messud Harpers Magazine This tourdeforce unleashes a searing portrait of a damaged family and a troubled country in need of healing.Publishers Weekly Starred Review show more
Condition : New
Author : Damon Galgut
Weight : 369.48
Publisher : Europa Editions
Language : English
EAN : 9781609457440
ISBN10 : 1609457447
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20210921
Place of Publication : NA
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 133 X 210 X 25.4mm