The Promise
The Promise
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The Promise by Damon Galgut
Discover the Booker Prize-shortlisted literary masterpiece of a family in crisis. 'Astonishing' Colm Toibin The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria.
A superb novel; a nuanced, sad, hilarious portrait of a family and a country -- PAULA HAWKINS
This story was so powerful, the writing so strong and supple.. What an achievement -- CLARE CHAMBERS
A moving, brilliantly told family epic . . . darkly comic . . . phenomenally good -- ELIZABETH DAY
Layered, clever...with a gripping story -- CLAIRE FULLER * Daily Mail, Books of the Year *
A brilliant book told over four decades and four funerals . . . These are characters dancing on the edge of ruin . . . Intoxicating -- ANNA HOPE
This story was so powerful, the writing so strong and supple.. What an achievement -- CLARE CHAMBERS
A moving, brilliantly told family epic . . . darkly comic . . . phenomenally good -- ELIZABETH DAY
Layered, clever...with a gripping story -- CLAIRE FULLER * Daily Mail, Books of the Year *
A brilliant book told over four decades and four funerals . . . These are characters dancing on the edge of ruin . . . Intoxicating -- ANNA HOPE
DAMON GALGUT is the author of nine novels. He won the Booker Prize 2021 for The Promise, having been shortlisted for the prize twice before (The Good Doctor and In A Strange Room). He lives and works in Cape Town.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781784744076 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784744077 |
| Title | The Promise |
| Author | Damon Galgut |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2021-06-17 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of Booker Prize 2021 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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