An American marriage /
Jones, Tayari,
An American marriage / Tayari Jones. - Large print edition. - 471 (large print) ; 23 cm. - - Thorndike Press large print African-American . - Thorndike Press large print African-American series. .
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.
Oprah Book Club 2018 selection.
9781432845360 1432845365
Thorndike Pr, C/O Gale Group Po Box 9187, Farmington Hills, MI, USA, 48331-3535, (248)6994253 SAN 213-4373
2017060767
African Americans--Marriage--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
African American families--Fiction.
False imprisonment--Fiction.
Atlanta (Ga.)--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Large type books.
An American marriage / Tayari Jones. - Large print edition. - 471 (large print) ; 23 cm. - - Thorndike Press large print African-American . - Thorndike Press large print African-American series. .
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.
Oprah Book Club 2018 selection.
9781432845360 1432845365
Thorndike Pr, C/O Gale Group Po Box 9187, Farmington Hills, MI, USA, 48331-3535, (248)6994253 SAN 213-4373
2017060767
African Americans--Marriage--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
African American families--Fiction.
False imprisonment--Fiction.
Atlanta (Ga.)--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Large type books.