An American Marriage

This is a good old fashioned love triangle novel with a contemporary setting. The three main characters are young African Americans who are up and coming in their own ways. Roy and Celestial are newlyweds, while Andre and Celestial have known each other since infancy. Roy and Andre are college friends. When Roy goes to prison for a rape he did not commit, their relationships begin to shift.

The story is told from the perspectives of Roy, Celestial,and Andre in turn. Each character is both sympathetic and flawed. I spent about an equal amount of time being mad at each of them and rooting for them, although by the end of the story I had a clear favorite of the three.

This is a really enjoyable book with a deep story to tell about love and marriage.