Book
An American marriage : a novel / by Tayari Jones.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616208776
- ISBN: 1616208775
- ISBN: 9781616201340
- ISBN: 1616201347
- ISBN: 9781432845360
- ISBN: 1432845365
- ISBN: 9781616208684
- ISBN: 1616208686
- Physical Description: 308 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Oprah's book club : 2018 selection"--Dust jacket. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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 center. After five years, Roy's conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.) |
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| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Domestic fiction. |
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Available copies
- 73 of 81 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Silas Bronson Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 81 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silas Bronson Library - Bunker Hill Branch | FIC JONES, T (Text) | 34005100472611 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | FIC JONES, T (Text) | 34005100472629 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | S FIC JONES, T (Text) | 34005100472637 | Storage | Available | - |
Author Notes
An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club) : A Novel
Tayari Jones was born on November 30, 1970 in Atlanta Georgia. She attended Spelman College, University of Iowa, and the University of Georgia. She later attended Arizonia State University to earn her MFA. She went on to teach creative writing at the University of Illinois and George Washington University. Her first novel, Leaving Atlanta, was written in 2002 while she was a graduate student at Arizonia State University. It was about the Atlanta Child Murders of 1979-1981.Her other title's include: The Untelling, Silver Sparrow, and An American Marriage. She has been awarded the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction, the Lillian Smith Book Award, and the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship. (Bowker Author Biography)
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