An American Marriage

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  • National Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • Orwell Prize Nominee for Political Fiction for Longlist (2019)
  • Audie Award Nominee for Audiobook of the Year (2019)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction (2019)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • NAACP Image Award for Fiction (2019)
  • Book of the Month Book of the Year Award Nominee (2018)
  • Aspen Words Literary Prize (2019)
  • Clara Johnson Award for Women’s Literature (2019)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2020)
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An American Marriage

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ISBN: 9781786075185
Authors: Tayari Jones
Date of Publication: 1900-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Related Topics: Race
Goodreads rating: 3.94
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTION `Haunting...beautifully written.' The New York Times Book Review `Compelling.' The Washington Post `Epic...transcendent...triumphant.' Elle `It's among Tayari's many gifts that she can touch us soul to soul with her words.' Oprah Winfrey `Tayari Jones' vision, strength, and truth-telling voice have found a new level of artistry and power.' Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 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 struggles to hold on to the love that has been her centre. When his conviction is suddenly overturned, he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together. This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. An American Marriage is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward - with hope and pain - into the future.
 

  • National Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • Orwell Prize Nominee for Political Fiction for Longlist (2019)
  • Audie Award Nominee for Audiobook of the Year (2019)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction (2019)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • NAACP Image Award for Fiction (2019)
  • Book of the Month Book of the Year Award Nominee (2018)
  • Aspen Words Literary Prize (2019)
  • Clara Johnson Award for Women’s Literature (2019)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.