The narrator's eye shifts and blinks- moving fluidly between characters, flying into their dreams deliciously lethal in its observation. yet somehow, as each decade passes, that promise remains unfulfilled. After years of service, Salome was promised her own house, her own land. The younger generation, Anton and Amor, detest everything the family stand for - not least the failed promise to the Black woman who has worked for them her whole life. The Swarts are gathering for Ma's funeral. 'Astonishing' Colm T ibin The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. Masterful new fiction from twice Booker-shortlisted author Damon Galgut **WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021** Discover the powerful prizewinning story of a family in crisis.
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