![]() ![]() When Roy's conviction is suddenly overturned, he returns home ready to resume their life together. Devastated and unmoored, Celestial finds herself struggling to hold on to the love that has been her centre, taking comfort in Andre, their closest friend. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Until one day 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. WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION, 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION, 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 'A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.' - Barack Obama A Book of the Year according the i, Guardian, Sunday Times, Sunday Mail Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of the American Dream. ![]()
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