02430cam a2200337 4500 537243182 TxAuBib 20211118120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781609456597 1609456599 B08J9C271F Amazon 3ab32aad-7ed8-4cda-94c2-ab827b4cd82c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5762547 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Galgut, Damon. The Promise [Libby]. Europa Editions, 2021. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1103kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p><strong>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE</strong></p> <p><strong>A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE</strong></p> <p><strong>A modern family saga written in gorgeous prose by three-time Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut.</strong></p> <p>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 potential; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by a nebulous feeling of guilt.</p> <p>Reunited by four funerals over three decades, the dwindling family reflects the atmosphere of its country—one 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.</p> <p><strong>"Simply: you must read it."</strong>—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine</p>. Media Type: eBook. Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Man Booker Prize for Fiction Nominee. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-18 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3ab32aad-7ed8-4cda-94c2-ab827b4cd82c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3ab32aad-7ed8-4cda-94c2-ab827b4cd82c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3ab32aad-7ed8-4cda-94c2-ab827b4cd82c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)