If Beale Street Could Talk A luminous portrait of a

A luminous portrait of a marriage

and the bright promise of freedom

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centrifugal force in the life of her young husband

If Beale Street Could Talk A luminous portrait of aIn this honest and stunning novel, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen year old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their