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The promise / Damon Galgut.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: U.K. Penguin Random House 2021Description: 293 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781784744069 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823/.92 23
LOC classification:
  • PR9369.3.G28 P76 2021
Contents:
Ma -- Pa -- Astrid -- Anton -- Acknowledgments.
Summary: 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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Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK Meaford Public Library Fiction Fiction FIC Galgu (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Man Booker Winner 2021 21506
Total holds: 0
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FIC Galbr The ink black heart / FIC Galbr The running grave / FIC Galch Everyone knows your mother is a witch / FIC Galgu The promise / FIC Ganno Olive / FIC Gardi Unsub / FIC Gardi Into the black nowhere /

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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