The Color Purple"The Color Purple is the story of two sisters--one a missionary to Africa and the other a child wife living in the South--who remain loyal to one another across time, distance, and silence. Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, this classic of American literature is rich with passion, pain, inspiration, and an indomitable love of life." --BOOK JACKET |
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User Review - Stahl-Ricco - LibraryThing“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.” This book begins with letters to God from Celie. And then it becomes letters TO Celie from her ... Read full review
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User Review - ViragoReads - LibraryThingI read this book for the first time when I was in my tweens or early teens. My grandmother loaned me her copy and was adamant about me giving it back. Back then, I was too clueless to know how much ... Read full review
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| Title | The Color Purple American studies collection Pulitzer Prize in letters: Fiction Reading (Adult Education) |
| Author | Alice Walker |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0151191549, 9780151191543 |
| Length | 290 pages |
| Subjects | › FICTION / Classics FICTION / Literary FICTION / Sagas |
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