{"product_id":"9781415210581","title":"The Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing unusual or remarkable about the Swart family, oh no, they resemble the family from the next farm and the one beyond that, just an ordinary bunch of white South Africans, and if you don't believe it then listen to us speak...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe many voices of The Promise  tell a story in four snapshots, each one centered on a family funeral, each one happening in a different decade. In the background, a different president is in power, and a different spirit hangs over the country, while in the foreground the family fights over what they call their farm, on a worthless piece of land outside Pretoria.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOver large jumps in time, people get older, faces and laws and lives all change, while a brother and sister circle around a promise made long ago, and never kept ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Damon+Galgut\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eDamon Galgut\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Damon Galgut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378840027299,"sku":"9781415210581","price":370.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781415210581_9abb7750-7d3d-438a-80d3-b4da5e7f3c13.jpg?v=1776531821","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781415210581","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}