The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

Paperback, 262 pages

English language

Published Nov. 16, 2004 by Phoenix.

ISBN:: 978-0-7538-1892-3
OCLC Number:: 56478392

(39 reviews)

Set in the deep American South between the wars, this is the tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie, 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. Gradually Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves. --back cover

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denton reviewed The Colour Purple by Alice Walker

One of my favourite books ever

5 stars

The growth of Celie is one I won't ever get out of my mind.

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5 stars

I feel like I haven't processed the sheer power of this book enough to say I have read it

Jaelyn reviewed The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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4 stars

Set in the southern US in the early 1900s, two sisters separated as kids reach out in letters over 20 years covering Celie’s abuse and troubled marriage before she meets a singer, Shug Avery, a woman who helps Celie free herself from her past.