Amor the youngest hears her parents talk about Salome the black maid who works for and has given her life for the Swarts. He thinks God is punishing him for this with his mother’s death. The son is in the army and has lost his temper on duty and shot and killed a black, female stone thrower. The book starts with the death and funeral of Ma.
It is based on the Swart family who have a small farm run by Marnie and Rachel (Pa and Ma) and they have three children Anton 19, Astrid 16, and Amor 13. This is a story about South Africa and its transformation from an apartheid system to a normal one. No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwoodīob reviews The Promise by Damon Galgut – Brutal emotional truths hit home in Damon Galgut’s deft, powerful story of a diminished family and a troubled land.The former mayor of Mold, Bob Gaffey has reviewed all six Booker-shortlisted books which will be published on in the run-up to the award announcement day of Nov 3. Anuk Arudpragasam, Damon Galgut, Patricia Lockwood, Nadifa Mohamed, Richard Powers and Maggie Shipstead are today announced have been shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction.
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