Name: An American Marriage - Tayari Jones
Brand: Tayari Jones
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nA NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK n A 2018 BEST OF THE YEAR SELECTION OF NPR * TIME * BUSTLE * O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS * AMAZON.COM n n OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTION n nWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION n nWINNER OF THE 2019 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE n nWINNER OF THE 2019 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK--FICTION n nLONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION n nA moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple. --Barack Obama n n Haunting . . . Beautifully written. --The New York Times Book Review n n Brilliant and heartbreaking . . . Unforgettable. --USA Today n n A tense and timely love story . . . Packed with brave questions about race and class. --People n n Compelling. --The Washington Post n n Deeply moving . . . thought-provoking. --Bill Gates n n Epic . . . Transcendent . . . Triumphant. --Elle n n 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 tim