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The Color Purple
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Alice Walker
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Alice Walker
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, this novel about a resilient and courageous woman has become a Broadway show and a cultural phenomenon.
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick
Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband.
In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters directly to God. The letters, spanning 20 years, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women. She meets Shug Avery, her husband’s mistress and a jazz singer with a zest for life, and her stepson’s wife, Sophia, who challenges her to fight for independence. And though the many letters from Celie’s sister are hidden by her husband, Nettie’s unwavering support will prove to be the most breathtaking of all
The Color Purple has sold more than five million copies, inspired an Academy Award-nominated film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey and directed by Steven Spielberg, and been adapted into a Tony-nominated Broadway musical. Lauded as a literary masterpiece, this is the groundbreaking novel that placed Walker “in the company of Faulkner” (The Nation) and remains a wrenching - yet intensely uplifting - experience for new generations of listeners.
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Editorial Review
Celie is a poor fourteen-year-old girl who has grown up in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. Her father Alphonso abuses and sexually assaults Celie resulting in the birth of two children: Olivia and Adam, who Celie believes to be murdered by her father. She fights to protect her younger sister, Nettie, from a similar fate when she gets propositioned by an older man named Mister. Mister wants to marry twelve-year-old Nettie, but Celie refuses and takes her place while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa.
Thus begins a new stage in Celie’s life. Mister’s son, Harpo, falls in love with a woman named Sofia, and the two start a relationship that leads to the birth of five children. In an attempt to transcend a life that seems too much to handle, Celie begins writing letters to God. The letters span twenty years and record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of strong Black women. Celie meets Shug Avery, her husband’s mistress, who challenges her ideas of love and sexuality and opens a new world for her.
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Walker’s novel is one of the most important literary releases of all time. It can now be enjoyed as a beautiful and heartwarming audiobook that will inspire and move all who take the time to discover this classic story.
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Amazing. The rollercoaster of feelings I felt for the characters and subject matter were astounding. There were moments of rage and deep sorrow and relief.
Thank you Alice Walker. Thank you.
Classic
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I love the characterization and the storylines: Walker is an amazing writer.
A classic novel
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Outstanding in every way!
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hearing this in the author's voice was fantastic!
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Moving narrative
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