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An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club)

An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club)

A Novel

by Tayari Jones
Hardback
Publication Date: 06/02/2018

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A NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK

A 2018 BEST OF THE YEAR SELECTION OF NPR * TIME * BUSTLE * O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS * AMAZON.COM

OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTION

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

WINNER OF THE 2019 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE

WINNER OF THE 2019 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK--FICTION

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION

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

"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

"Deeply moving . . . thought-provoking." --Bill Gates

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

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.

ISBN:
9781616208776
9781616208776
Category:
Fiction
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
06-02-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
234.95x158.75x25.4mm
Weight:
0.48kg
Tayari Jones

Tayari Jones is the author of four novels, including Silver Sparrow,The Untelling, and Leaving Atlanta.

Jones holds degrees fromSpelman College, Arizona State University, and the University of Iowa. She serves on the MFA faculty at Rutgers and blogs on writing.

She livesin Brooklyn .An Associate Professor in the MFA program at Rutgers-NewarkUniversity, she is spending the 2017-18 academic year as the Shearing Fellowfor Distinguished Writers at the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black MountainInstitute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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