{"product_id":"promise-a-novel-booker-prize-winner-2","title":"Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePromise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDamon Galgut\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781609457440\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eEuropa Editions\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e272\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn her deathbed, Rachel Swart makes a promise to Salome, the family's Black maid. This promise will divide the family--especially her children: Anton, the golden boy; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by feelings of guilt. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReunited 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Promise \u003c\/em\u003eis an epic South African drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of history, sure to leave its readers transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Simply: you must read it.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eClaire Messud, \u003cem\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ \"This tour-de-force unleashes a searing portrait of a damaged family and a troubled country in need of healing.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) | Damon Galgut | Paperback | 9781609457440 | Used: Good | Back Stacks R 1759020","offer_id":49192325677208,"sku":"1759020","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81dxknsHxZL_34f669d6-a610-4241-9139-4e3cd498222c.jpg?v=1780517400","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/promise-a-novel-booker-prize-winner-2","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}