Roy and Celestial Hamilton are Atlanta newlyweds barely a year into their marriage when Roy is arrested for a crime he did not commit and sentenced to twelve years in a Louisiana prison. He is released after five, but in those years Celestial has built a life — and a closeness with her childhood friend Andre — that Roy's return throws into crisis. Told in alternating voices and letters, the novel asks what a marriage can survive. It was an Oprah's Book Club selection.
Author: Tayari Jones · Original publisher: Algonquin Books (Chapel Hill, NC), 2018
