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 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that tells the story of two sisters through their correspondence. With a new Preface by the author.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that tells the story of two sisters through their correspondence. With a new Preface by the author.
The Color Purple features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Book Club Recommendations, Classic fiction: general and literary, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Sharing Diverse Voices, Fiction, Recommendations, LGBTQ+ Fiction
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The Color Purple was written by Alice Walker and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt an imprint of HMH Books
The Color Purple has 290 pages
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