An American marriage

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Summary:

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.

Edition:

Large print edition.

Physical Description:

469 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Large type books.

Subject Term:

African Americans -- Marriage -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

African American families -- Fiction.

False imprisonment -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Atlanta (Ga.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Large Print Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company,

Publication Date:

2019

2018

ISBN:

9781432861308

Publication Information:

Farmington Hills, Michigan : Large Print Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.

Award Note:

Oprah Book Club 2018 selection.

Call Number:

LP JONES

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A New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book
A Best of the Year Selection of NPR, Time, and O, The Oprah Magazine
An Oprahâ??s Book Club Selection
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction

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 their life together, Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didnâ??t commit. Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their weeding. As Royâ??s time in prison passes, she is unable to hold onto the love that has been her center. After five years, Royâ??s conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together.

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Author Notes

Tayari Jones was born on November 30, 1970 in Atlanta Georgia. She attended Spelman College, University of Iowa, and the University of Georgia. She later attended Arizonia State University to earn her MFA. She went on to teach creative writing at the University of Illinois and George Washington University.

Her first novel, Leaving Atlanta, was written in 2002 while she was a graduate student at Arizonia State University. It was about the Atlanta Child Murders of 1979-1981.Her other title's include: The Untelling, Silver Sparrow, and An American Marriage. She has been awarded the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction, the Lillian Smith Book Award, and the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship.

(Bowker Author Biography)