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Possessing the Secret of Joy: A Novel
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4 out of 5
Based on 2,779 Ratings and 268 Reviews

Book Description
The stunning New York Times bestseller, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, reissued in a handsome new edition.

From the author the New York Times Book Review calls "a lavishly gifted writer," this is the searing story of Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in The Color Purple whose fateful decision to submit to the tsunga's knife and be genitally mut... More
Book Information
PublisherNew Press
BindingPaperback (44 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages304
ISBN-101595583645
ISBN-13978-1595583642
Publication Date05/06/2008
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About Alice Walker (Author) : Alice Walker is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Alice Walker include Color Purple, In love & trouble; stories of Black women, Why War Is Never a Good Idea.
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