The Promise: A Novel Summary
Damon Galgut

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The Promise: A Novel Overview

In Damon Galgut's novel The Promise, Rachel Swart's death brings the Swart family members back under the same roof. Though her widower, Manie, and her children, Anton, Astrid, and Amor, could find comfort and support in one another's company, religious and financial concerns threaten to divide them. When Amor remembers Manie's promise to Rachel before her death, tensions worsen. Manie refuses to make good on the promise, but Amor will never forget what her father owes her late mother. The novel explores themes including death, change, and power.

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