{"product_id":"9781609457440","title":"The Promise (Booker Prize Winner)","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS’ CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e \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 \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. \u003ci\u003eThe Promise \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic South African drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of history, sure to leave its readers transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Simply: you must read it.”—\u003cb\u003eClaire Messud, \u003ci\u003eHarper’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★ “This tour-de-force unleashes a searing portrait of a damaged family and a troubled country in need of healing.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029604221168,"sku":"9781609457440","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609457440_p0.jpg?v=1763839123","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609457440","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}