An American marriage : a novel /
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...
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,
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Publisher Address: | Chapel Hill, North Carolina : |
Publication Dates: | 2018. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
Series: |
Oprah's Book Club
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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 hol |
Item Description: | "Oprah's book club : 2018 selection"--Dust jacket. |
Carrier Form: | 308 pages ; 24 cm. |
Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.) |
ISBN: |
9781616208776 1616208775 9781616201340 1616201347 9781616207601 1616207604 |
Index Number: | PS3610 |
CLC: | I712.45 |
Call Number: | I712.45/J793 |