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An American Marriage

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Notes From Your Bookseller
Notes From Your Bookseller

A stunning portrait of love and marriage in the face of injustice. The author's compassion for her characters will open you heart and head to the world around you.

A profound and intimate novel about a couple whose lives are completely altered after one of them is wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he did not commit.

“A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.” —Barack Obama


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 toge...

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