The Promise
, by Birch, TonyNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780702249990 | 0702249998
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/1/2014
Using his unflinching creative gaze, Tony Birch ponders love, loss, and faith in this short story collection. A trio of amateur thieves is left in charge of a baby moments before a heist. A group of boys compete in the final of a marbles tournament, only to find their biggest challenge was the opponent they didn’t see coming. Two young friends find a submerged car in their local swimming hole and become obsessed by the mystery of the driver’s identity. Across 12 blistering stories, The Promise delivers a sensitive and often humorous take on the lives of those who have loved, lost, and wandered.