Newlyweds, Celestial and Roy, are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive and she is artist on the brink of an exciting career. They are...
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Number of Pages: 308
ISBN: 1616201347
ISBN-13: 9781616201340
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Bill Gates @BillGates
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Dec 10, 2019
- Curated in 5 books to enjoy this winter (2019)
My daughter Jenn recommended that I read this novel, which tells the story of a black couple in the South whose marriage gets torn apart by a horrible incident of injustice. Jones is such a good writer that she manages to make you empathize with both of her main characters, even after one makes a difficult decision. The subject matter is heavy but thought-provoking, and I got sucked into Roy and Celestial’s tragic love story.