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 centre. After five years, Roy’s conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together.
Tayari Jones is the author of four novels, most recently An American Marriage which has been awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Aspen Words Prize. Jones is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, A.D. White Professor at Large at Cornell University and Professor of Creative Writing at Emory University.
This novel is a realistic and honesty study of individuals and a relationship. It takes a dramatic event as an impetus fro the plot but its strength lies in its characters. A book read straight through that you don’t want to end. Limerick City & County Libraries
| Author | Tayari Jones |
|---|---|
| Country | US |
| Nominating Library | Ferguson Library, USA, Iowa City Public Library, USA, Limerick City & County Libraries, Ireland, Lincoln Library, USA, San José Public Library, USA |
| Publisher | Algonquin Books |
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