{"product_id":"the-promise-damon-galgut","title":"The Promise – Damon Galgut","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2021 Booker Prize, \u003cem\u003eThe Promise\u003c\/em\u003e is a towering family saga set against the sweep of post-apartheid South Africa — intimate, incisive, and impossible to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Swart family gathers on their farm outside Pretoria for their mother's funeral. The younger generation — Anton and Amor — detest everything the family stands for, not least the broken promise made to Salome, the Black woman who has worked for them her whole life. She was promised her own house, her own land. Yet somehow, as each decade passes, that promise remains unfulfilled. As South Africa moves from apartheid to a so-called fairer society, the lost promise of more than just one family haunts every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrending among readers drawn to family sagas across decades, sharp social commentary on race, land, and legacy, and the emotional weight of promises broken and guilt carried. Goodreads readers rate it ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (3.84\/5 from 49,000+ ratings) — \u003cem\u003e\"A towering family saga, incisive and intimate.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of J.M. Coetzee's \u003cem\u003eDisgrace\u003c\/em\u003e, Nadine Gordimer's \u003cem\u003eJuly's People\u003c\/em\u003e, Arundhati Roy's \u003cem\u003eThe God of Small Things\u003c\/em\u003e, or Booker Prize winners like \u003cem\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trade paperback (2021, Umuzi\/Penguin Random House SA) in Good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jhb Preloved Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44475737604211,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3357\/6307\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_15012040-52bf-4908-a9fa-ae00ec806ac6.jpg?v=1774423487","url":"https:\/\/jhbprelovedbooks.co.za\/products\/the-promise-damon-galgut","provider":"Jhb Preloved Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}