Name: An American Marriage
Rating: 7.86 (395600 reviews)
Author: Tayari Jones
ISBN: 9781786075192

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the a picture of the new South and the American Dream. She is a rising artist, he a young executive. But just as they are settling into their life together, their world is torn apart. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he did not commit. Devastated and unmoored, Celestial finds comfort in her childhood friend, Andre, the best man at their wedding. After five years, Roy's conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to reclaim the life he left behind.

This story provides an intimate look into the hearts and minds of three people bound by love and separated by circumstances beyond their control. It explores the complexities of race, class, and the criminal justice system in America, but at its heart, it is a human story about love, loyalty, and the blurred lines of blame. The narrative poses difficult questions about injustice and betrayal, offering a profoundly insightful exploration of a marriage interrupted and the reckoning that follows.

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