THE ICONIC CLASSIC, WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE ONE OF THE BBC
'100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' 'A lush celebration of all that
it means to be a black female. I love that The Color Purple doesn't
try to soften its blows but is also courageous enough to hold on to
a wonderfully affirming faith in possibility, in forgiveness and
kindness and hope' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'The Color Purple is my
go-to comfort novel. Every single time I read this book, I walk
away as a slightly better person than I was when I picked it up'
Tayari Jones 'I think that The Color Purple was the first book that
made me think that I could try to be a writer - or that made me
aware that a young black woman from the South could write about the
South' Jesmyn Ward 'I got the book and read it, in one day, when it
came out. And then I went back, the next day, and bought every copy
they had' Oprah Winfrey A powerful cultural touchstone of modern
American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African
American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated
as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and
hope in each other across time, distance and silence through a
series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God,
then the sisters to each other despite the unknown. Abused
repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', Celie has two children
taken away from her and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then
she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer and magic-maker - a
woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. And gradually Celie
discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her
past and reuniting her with those she loves. Beloved by generations
of readers, The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and
sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and
struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Deeply
compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries
readers on a spirit-affirming journey towards redemption and love.
'One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read. It is
stunning - moving, exciting and wonderful' Lenny Henry 'The Color
Purple needs no category other than the fact that it is superb'
Rita Mae Brown 'The great irony about The Color Purple is that it
transcends colour. One of the greatest books of all time' Benjamin
Zephaniah 'A unique blend of serenity and immediacy that makes your
senses ache' Helen Dunmore 'A genuinely mind-expanding book'
Patrick Ness 'Indelibly affecting... Alice Walker is a lavishly
gifted writer' New York Times 'One of the great books of our time'
Essence Magazine 'A work to stand beside literature of any time and
place' San Francisco Chronicle
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