The Resource An American marriage, by Tayari Jones
An American marriage, by Tayari Jones
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Resource Information
The item An American marriage, by Tayari Jones represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Fulton County Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- "Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 308 pages
- Note
- "Oprah's book club 2018 selection"--Book jacket
- Isbn
- 9781616208776
- Label
- An American marriage
- Title
- An American marriage
- Statement of responsibility
- by Tayari Jones
- Subject
-
- trueAfrican American families
- African American families -- Fiction
- trueAfrican American fiction
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Marriage -- Fiction
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Fiction
- trueAtlanta, Georgia
- trueConsequences
- trueDomestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- trueExtramarital affairs
- FICTION / Romance / Contemporary
- trueFalse imprisonment
- False imprisonment -- Fiction
- trueHusband and wife
- trueLetter writing
- trueLife change events
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueLouisiana
- trueMarriage
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
- trueSouthern fiction
- trueRacism
- trueMen/women relations
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control"--
- Summary
- When her new husband is arrested and imprisoned for a crime she knows he did not commit, a rising artist takes comfort in a longtime friendship, only to encounter unexpected challenges in resuming her life when her husband's sentence is suddenly overturned.
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2019.
- BCALA Literary Award for Fiction, 2019.
- LibraryReads Favorites, 2018.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2018.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2018
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10619940
- Cataloging source
- CoCr/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jones, Tayari,
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- HL770L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PS3610.O63
- LC item number
- A84 2018
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 770
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- African Americans
- Man-woman relationships
- African American families
- False imprisonment
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
- FICTION / Romance / Contemporary
- Atlanta (Ga.)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- An American marriage, by Tayari Jones
- Note
- "Oprah's book club 2018 selection"--Book jacket
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21270786
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 308 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616208776
- Lccn
- 2017030582
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (DLC)BK0020039745
- (OCoLC)967202434
- Label
- An American marriage, by Tayari Jones
- Note
- "Oprah's book club 2018 selection"--Book jacket
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21270786
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 308 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616208776
- Lccn
- 2017030582
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (DLC)BK0020039745
- (OCoLC)967202434
Subject
- trueAfrican American families
- African American families -- Fiction
- trueAfrican American fiction
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Marriage -- Fiction
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Fiction
- trueAtlanta, Georgia
- trueConsequences
- trueDomestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- trueExtramarital affairs
- FICTION / Romance / Contemporary
- trueFalse imprisonment
- False imprisonment -- Fiction
- trueHusband and wife
- trueLetter writing
- trueLife change events
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueLouisiana
- trueMarriage
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
- trueSouthern fiction
- trueRacism
- trueMen/women relations
Genre
Included in
- trueLibrary Journal Best Books: 2018 Fiction
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2019
- trueAfrican American Fiction
- trueBCALA Literary Award: Fiction Category
- trueBest Fiction A-Z 2018
- trueLibraryReads Favorites: 2018
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2018
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Paperback Trade Fiction
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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