The color purple
Walker, Alice, 1944-2023
Book
Separated 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. Abused 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. And gradually Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves. Beloved by generations of readers, The Color Purple 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.
Main title:
The color purple / by Alice Walker.
Author:
Walker, Alice, 1944-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2023.©1983
Collation:
262 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Film tie-in.Originally published: New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1982.
Awards:
Winner Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1983Winner National Book Award for Fiction, 1983
ISBN:
9781399620857 (pbk)9781399620857 (pbk)9781399620857 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
789894
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | Fiction Paperback | General W | Available |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Fiction | WALK | On reserve shelf at North Melbourne Library |
| North Melbourne Library | Fiction Paperback | General W | Available |