The plot truly gains momentum at this point, as it becomes clear this story is about far more than a gross miscarriage of justice, as we see Roy and Celestial independently grapple with their altered fates. And this swiftly arrives when Roy is wrongfully accused of rape and subsequently given a twelve-year prison sentence.
However, as it is soon narrated that this would be the day that their lives changed forever, the first chapter is spent in nervous expectancy of an inevitable twist of fate. Following the idyllic lives of the well-heeled, newly married African American couple Celestial and Roy, we are introduced to their relationship as they travel to Roy’s parents’ house, soon after their first wedding anniversary. Is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward-with hope and pain-into the future.An American Marriage explores themes of love, race and criminal justice.Īs winner of the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction and standing as one of the most popular books of last year, it goes without saying that you pick up An American Marriage with high hopes. This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. After five years, Roy’s conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together. As Roy’s time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love that has been her center. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn’t commit. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. Packed with brave questions about race and class.”. “A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.” -Barack Obama LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
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