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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Main Authors: Jones, Tayari
Published: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,
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