The Color Purple
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Book Description
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 sister’s letters from h... More
Book Information
Publisher | Women's Press |
Binding | Paperback (74 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 256 |
ISBN-10 | 0704346664 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0704346666 |
Publication Date | 05/10/2001 |
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9/10/2007 Steven Climer said: One of the finest books ever to be written. For writers this is an excellent example of an author who has a mastery over character development
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
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