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An American Marriage

An American Marriage

Jones, Tayari

Hardcover

General Fiction

Publisher Price: $30.00

ISBN10: 1616208775
ISBN13: 9781616208776
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: Feb 6 2018
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
A profound and intimate novel about a couple whose lives are completely altered after one of them is wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he did not commit.

A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple. --Barack Obama

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding. As Roy's time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love that has been her center. After five years, Roy's conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together.

This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. An American Marriage is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward--with hope and pain--into the future.

Haunting ... Beautifully written. --The New York Times Book Review

Brilliant and heartbreaking ... Unforgettable. --USA Today

A tense and timely love story ... Packed with brave questions about race and class. --People

Compelling. --The Washington Post

Epic ... Transcendent ... Triumphant. --Elle

A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book a 2018

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