But home isn’t where you land home is where you launch. “Atlanta is where I learned the rules and learned them quick. Of the things that happen to us – it isn’t possible to go back to the time before We can’t undo the things that happen to us – all of us are products Tayari Jones shows us how when someone has been convicted and incarceratedįor a crime they didn’t commit – it is far more than their freedom that gets What would it be like to live in a society whereĮverything can be taken away so easily? That is the reality for many black Americans Of the stories that pop up on our Twitter timelines all too frequently – it’s aĬredible story of how a life can undeservedly fall apart. Out to a young black man in contemporary America. Is fine in the UK – it isn’t – but this is a novel about the injustice metered That their white counterparts just don’t experience. Seen plenty of harrowing accounts of black Americans facing terrifying injustices Those of us who regularly use social media will have Hugely compelling read, beautifully written. Relationships within the black American middle classes. Lightness of touch Tayari Jones explores matters of justice, gender and It’s easy to see why this won, with a deceptive I took a short break from my #20booksofsummer pile in order to read Women’s Prize winner An American Marriage, for my book group who meet on Wednesday evening.
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