From the author of the Oprah Book Club Selection An American Marriage here is an emotionally
powerful novel that succeeds mightily...truly a wonderful story (Boston Globe). Aria is no
stranger to tragedy -- as a young girl she and her older sister and mother survived a car
crash that took the lives of their father and beloved baby sister. And although relations with
her remaining family are strained she's done her best to establish a solid normal life for
herself living in Atlanta and teaching literacy to girls who have fallen on hard times. But
now she has a secret that she's not yet ready to share with Dwayne her devoted boyfriend or
Rochelle her roommate and best friend: Aria is pregnant. Or so she thinks. The truth is about
to make her question her every assumption and reevaluate the life she has worked so hard to
build for herself...as it sends her reeling in a direction she had no idea she was destined to
go. Praise for Tayari Jones Tayari Jones is blessed with vision to see through to the
surprising and devastating truths at the heart of ordinary lives strength to wrest those
truths free and a gift of language to lay it all out compelling and clear. -- Michael Chabon
Tayari Jones has emerged as one of the most important voices of her generation. -- Essence One
of America's finest writers. -- Nylon.com Tayari Jones is a wonderful storyteller. --
Ploughshares
