Catherine Constantinides

Humanitarian. Human Rights Defender. Climate, Enviro & Social Justice Activist. Intl Speaker. Mandela Washington Fellow. #TutuFellow Director @gen_earth

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@Derek_Hanekom I cannot wait to get a copy if this book. On my list of next important MUST have books... CONGRATS Damon Galgut. You have made us proud (from X)

The Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) book cover

by Damon Galgut·You?

WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE A modern family saga written in gorgeous prose by three-time Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut. 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. 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. “Simply: you must read it.”—Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine