Color Purple

English

ISBN: 0156031825

EAN: 9780156031820

Category: Fiction / Literary/Fiction / Family Life/Fiction / African American / General/

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers

Release Date: 11/30/2006

Age Range: 14-null

Synopsis: Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to Mister, a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sisters letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self.

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Color Purple

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.1 inches

Width: 4.19 inches

Length: 6.88 inches

Weight: 6.56 oz

Pages: 304