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The Promise of Happiness

by Justin Cartwright
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Family struggles and redemption

"The Promise of Happiness" is a heartfelt family drama that explores the complexities of relationships and the struggles of coming to terms with past mistakes. The book is uniquely structured, alternating between the perspectives of each family member, giving the reader a deep insight into their individual struggles and journeys towards reconciliation. It is a story that will tug at your heartstrings and leave you with a renewed appreciation of the importance of family bonds."

  • Hawthornden Prize (2005)
  • Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Promise of Happiness

by Justin Cartwright
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ISBN: 9780747577065
Authors: Justin Cartwright
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Date of Publication: 2005-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.28
(rated by 1090 readers)

Description

The Judds, formerly of London N1, now scattered, are about to be thrown together again by the eldest child Juliet's release from prison in New York. The family is devastated by Juliet's conviction for art theft. The nature of this theft and the reasons for it plague all the protagonists. For Charles, the father, it is challenge to his sense of rightness and proof of the disintegration of society. For his wife Daphne, it is a source of resentment and puzzlement. Brother Charlie and sister Sophie are less worried by the morality of the theft than by the dissolution of the certainties of family. For Juliet herself is bitter and wounded at being the scapegoat for a victimless crime. And she feels guilty for the pain she has caused. A powerful elegy to the idiocies and intimacies of family love, this is the captivating story of an apparently ordinary English family caught up in uncontrollable events, united again, as much by apprehension as celebration on the return of the prodigal daughter
 

Family struggles and redemption

"The Promise of Happiness" is a heartfelt family drama that explores the complexities of relationships and the struggles of coming to terms with past mistakes. The book is uniquely structured, alternating between the perspectives of each family member, giving the reader a deep insight into their individual struggles and journeys towards reconciliation. It is a story that will tug at your heartstrings and leave you with a renewed appreciation of the importance of family bonds."

  • Hawthornden Prize (2005)
  • Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.