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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

  Published: 2019, Oneworld Genre: Fiction Themes: America, miscarriage of justice, marriage, family values My rating (out of 5): ❤❤❤❤❤ I read this book in great chunks as I couldn't bring myself to put it down.  It is a roller coaster of a story that carries you through great highs and then down into deep dark tunnels of injustice and despair.  The characters and their families are so beautifully described through their thoughts, words and deeds that you could almost be watching the events unfold in front of you rather than reading them from the page. Roy and Celestial are newlyweds who have the world at their feet, as they have both been to college, and are now brimming with ideas to make the most of their future life together.  Their closest friend is Andre, who lived next door to Celestial when they were children, and came to know Roy when they attended the same college.  Andre and Celestial are so close that they could be brother and sister, and she co...