by Justin Cartwright · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747577812
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«The Promise of Happiness» is the contemporary novel by Justin Cartwright, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in paperback (320 pages, in English).
The Judd family, of London origin and now scattered, reunites when Juliet, the prodigal daughter, leaves a New York State prison after being convicted of an art theft she may not have committed. Her parents and siblings must confront the resentments, wounds, and moral doubts that imprisonment left in the family, in a novel that combines psychological insight and humor.
The work was awarded in 2005 with the Hawthornden Prize and the Sunday Times Exclusive Books Literary Award.
Recommended for readers of contemporary literary fiction and book clubs interested in nuanced family portraits.
Justin James Cartwright was a British novelist, originally from South Africa.
