Tayari Jones Knihy

Není to tak dlouho, co se Roy a Celestial vzali. Oba jsou mladí, krásní a mají před sebou slibnou budoucnost. Doslova ze dne na den se jim ovšem změní život. Roy je obviněn ze znásilnění, které nespáchal, a posléze i odsouzen. Jsme totiž na americkém Jihu, kde se černá barva pleti neodpouští. Román si pokládá otázku, co s mladým manželstvím udělá vidina čtrnácti let ve vězení. Celestial sice dosahuje úspěchů v uměleckém životě, nemůže se však zbavit pocitů viny, když si vzpomene na Royovo neštěstí. Postupně ji opouští síla udržovat vztah, který se odehrává přes dopisy a krátké návštěvy. Autorka názorně ukazuje, jaké dopady na osobní život může mít nefunkční systém spravedlnosti. Kniha se dostala do knižního klubu Oprah Winfrey, jež se rozhodla stát producentkou filmové adaptace, a zároveň ji zařadil do svého seznamu četby na léto 2018 Barack Obama.

An award-winning author makes her fiction debut with this coming-of-age story of three young black children set against the backdrop of the Atlanta child murders of 1979.

Exploring the intricate dynamics of family relationships, this novel delves into hidden secrets that shape the lives of its characters. The narrative weaves together themes of love, betrayal, and the quest for identity, revealing how the past influences the present. With emotional depth and compelling storytelling, it invites readers to reflect on the complexities of familial bonds and the impact of unspoken truths.

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