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'One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read¿it is stunning - moving, exciting, and wonderful' Lenny Henry Set in the deep American south between the wars, this is the classic tale of Celie, a young poor black girl. Raped repeatedly by her father, she loses two children and then is married off to a man who treats her no better than a slave. She is separated from her sister Nettie and dreams of becoming like the glamorous Shug Avery, a singer and rebellious black woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the support of women that enables her to leave the past behind and begin a new life.
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The Color Purple, Alice Walker
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- The Color Purple
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Alice Walker
- Publisher
- Orion
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 262
- ISBN10
- 0753818922
- ISBN13
- 9780753818923
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, Women, USA, 20th century, LGBTQ+, Gifts for women, Feminism, Africa, Adapted for Film, Violence, America, Race, Racism, Letters, Abuse, Siblings, African American Literature, Father, Rape, Farms, Homesteads, American South, Daughters, Emancipation, Oppression, Liberation, Pulitzer Prize, West Africa, Epistolary Novels, Black People
- First published
- 1982
- Original title
- The Color Purple
- Rating
- 4.4 out of 5
- Description
- 'One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read¿it is stunning - moving, exciting, and wonderful' Lenny Henry Set in the deep American south between the wars, this is the classic tale of Celie, a young poor black girl. Raped repeatedly by her father, she loses two children and then is married off to a man who treats her no better than a slave. She is separated from her sister Nettie and dreams of becoming like the glamorous Shug Avery, a singer and rebellious black woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the support of women that enables her to leave the past behind and begin a new life.