{"product_id":"9781399620857","title":"The Color Purple","description":"Author: Alice Walker\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399620857\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Dec 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ICONIC CLASSIC, WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BBC '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A lush celebration of all that it means to be a black female. I love that \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e 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' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple \u003c\/i\u003eis 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' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTayari Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I think that \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple \u003c\/i\u003ewas the first book that made me think that I could \u003ci\u003etry\u003c\/i\u003e to be a writer - or that made me aware that a young black woman from the South \u003ci\u003ecould \u003c\/i\u003ewrite about the South' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesmyn Ward \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'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' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOprah Winfrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeparated 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbused 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd gradually Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeloved by generations of readers, \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A story about Black women living in the intersections of racialized and gendered violence, who find liberation through community with each other. A brutal and beautiful novel'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrit Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read. It is stunning - moving, exciting and wonderful' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLenny Henry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e needs no category other than the fact that it is superb' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Mae Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The great irony about \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e is that it transcends colour. One of the greatest bo","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449880694942,"sku":"ADS-9781399620857","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399620857.jpg?v=1769572677","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399620857","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}