Having read all of Tayari Jones’ other novels (The Untelling, Silver Sparrow, An American Marriage), I was pleased to finally come across a copy of her debut novel, Leaving Atlanta. It is told in 3 books, each from the point...
Having been impressed by Silver Sparrow (2011) and An American Marriage (2018), I sought out Jones’s second novel, The Untelling (2005) (her debut novel is Leaving Atlanta, 2002). This novel once again features a young, black woman as protagonist, and...
From the acknowledgements page, I felt confident I was in the hands of an original and capable writer: here is what Jones wrote: For my parents Barbara and Mack Jones, who, to the best of my knowledge, are married only...
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