The promise / Damon Galgut.
Material type: TextPublisher: U.K. Penguin Random House 2021Description: 293 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781784744069 (hardcover)
- 823/.92 23
- PR9369.3.G28 P76 2021
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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BOOK | Meaford Public Library Fiction | Fiction | FIC Galgu (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Man Booker Winner 2021 | 21506 |
Ma -- Pa -- Astrid -- Anton -- Acknowledgments.
Haunted 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 promises; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by a nebulous feeling of guilt. Reunited by four funerals over three decades, the dwindling family reflects the atmosphere of its country — an atmosphere of resentment, renewal, and—ultimately—hope. The Promise is an epic drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of national history, sure to please current fans and attract many new ones.
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