{"product_id":"the-promise-a-novel-booker-prize-winner-9781609456580","title":"The Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eEDITORS' CHOICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA modern family saga written in gorgeous prose by three-time Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunted by an unmet promise, the Swart family loses touch after the death of their matriarch. Adrift, the lives of the three siblings move separately through the uncharted waters of South Africa; Anton, the golden boy who bitterly resents his life's unfulfilled potential; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by a nebulous feeling of guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReunited by four funerals over three decades, the dwindling family reflects the atmosphere of its country--one of resentment, renewal, and, ultimately, hope.\u003cem\u003e The Promise\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of national history, sure to please current fans and attract many new ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Simply: you must read it.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e--Claire Messud, \u003cem\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Damon Galgut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609456580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Man Booker Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDamon Galgut's 2003 novel The Good Doctor won the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region) and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In a Strange Room (Europa, 2010) was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 2013, Galgut was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827621773427,"sku":"9781609456580","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9b225c65-2fff-49b2-823c-ebb076978317.jpg?v=1644573191","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-promise-a-novel-booker-prize-winner-9781609456580","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}