An American marriage
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Jones, Tayari
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.
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African American families -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Marriage -- Fiction.
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
False imprisonment -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.

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Book
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308 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781616208776 (hardcover), 1616208775 (hardcover), 1616201347 (hardback), 9781616201340 (hardback), 9781616208684 (trade paperback), 1616208686 (trade paperback)
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
770
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"Oprah's book club : 2018 selection"--Dust jacket.
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Publisher, publishing date, and paging may vary.
Description
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.
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HL770L Lexile
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection, 2018
Awards
Women's Prize for Fiction, 2019
Awards
Indies Choice Book Awards Honor, 2019

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