{"product_id":"the-promisebooks","title":"The Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e EDITORS’ CHOICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eReunited by four funerals over thirty years, the dwindling Swart family remains haunted by the unmet promise, just as their country is haunted by its own failures. \u003cem\u003eThe Promise \u003c\/em\u003eis an epic South African drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of history, sure to leave its readers transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Simply: you must read it.”—\u003cstrong\u003eClaire Messud, \u003cem\u003eHarper’s Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e★ “This tour-de-force unleashes a searing portrait of a damaged family and a troubled country in need of healing.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Galgut, Damon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46148734681312,"sku":"","price":15.3,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_182b873a-76ee-4b65-a4c9-aac5bee1ab18.jpg?v=1722970307","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-promisebooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}