{"product_id":"the-promise-a-novel-booker-prize-winner-9781609457440","title":"The Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\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\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalgut, Damon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDamon Galgut\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Pretoria. His 2003 novel \u003cem\u003eThe Good Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e won the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region) and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. \u003cem\u003eIn a Strange Room\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2010) was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 2021, Galgut won the Booker Prize for \u003cem\u003eThe Promise \u003c\/em\u003e(Europa, 2021). In 2013, Galgut was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604173885714,"sku":"9781609457440","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71ef3145-a44d-4031-b432-4e0e9e7140f2.jpg?v=1732256276","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-promise-a-novel-booker-prize-winner-9781609457440","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}