An American Marriage

By Tayari Jones

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Publisher Workman Publishing Imprint Algonquin ISBN

9781616201340

Awards and Honors 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction Winner
2019 Aspen Words Literary Prize Winner
2019 Indies Choice Award Finalist, Book of the Year - Adult Fiction
CPL Best of the Best - 2018
Kirkus Best Books, Fiction - 2018
Library Journal Best Books, Fiction - 2018
NYPL Best Books - 2018
NYT Notable Books - 2018
NPR’s Book Concierge - 2018

An American Marriage

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Discrimination: Reference/Discussion,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Mild Violence

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Newlyweds Roy and Celeste's love is put to the test when Roy is incarcerated for a crime Celeste knows he didn't commit.

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AR Ready No Canadian Rights No Dewey F Title alpha An American Marriage Category Adult Fiction for Teens Plus Pages Count 320 Genre Fiction Topics Marriage. False imprisonment. Racism. Incarceration. Jealousy. SRC Level 5.700000 SRC Points 22.000000 Lexile HL770L Trim Size 9" x 6" JLG Span Spring Language English Publication date 2018-02-05 JLG Release Date Mar 2018 Minimum grade 11 Maximum grade 12 Reading level High Format Print

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