The Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)

by Damon Galgut

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE

On 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.

Reunited by four funerals over thirty years, the dwindling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609457447
• ISBN13: 9781609457440
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"