The Color Purple

The Color Purple
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Series: Bucket List 20th Century Novels Written by Women
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Tag: Classics
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication Year: 2003
ASIN: 0156028352
ISBN: 0156028352

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.

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Published to unprecedented acclaim, The Color Purple established Alice Walker as a major voice in modern fiction. This is the story of two sisters—one a missionary in Africa and the other a child wife living in the South—who sustain their loyalty to and trust in each other across time, distance, and silence. Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, this classic novel of American literature is rich with passion, pain, inspiration, and an indomitable love of life.

 

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