The Color Purple, 9781399620857
Paperback
Sisters endure abuse, find strength, and discover love’s redemptive power.

The Color Purple

the modern classic, now a major motion picture produced by oprah winfrey and steven spielberg

$24.37

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    12 December 2023

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Summary

The Color Purple: A Journey of Sisterhood, Resilience, and Redemption

Separated in youth, sisters Celie and Nettie maintain their bond through letters spanning two decades, a testament to their enduring hope and loyalty amidst time, distance, and silence.

Celie, repeatedly abused and stripped of her children, finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage. Her life takes a turn when she encounters the radiant Shug Avery, a singer who embodies self-determination and magic.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399620857
ISBN-10:1399620851
Author:Alice Walker
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:12 December 2023
Weight:240g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘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

About The Author

Alice Walker

Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for THE COLOR PURPLE. She is the author of many bestselling novels, essays, and collections of poetry including MERIDIAN, BY THE LIGHT OF MY FATHER’S SMILE, and THE THIRD LIFE OF GRANGE COPELAND.

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