The color purple
By: Alice Walker
As a young black woman living in 1930s Georgia, Celie faces constant violence and oppression. Raped repeatedly by her father, she loses two children and then is married off to a man who treats her like a slave. But a deep bond with her husband's mistress teaches her she is a woman capable of being loved and respected. Gradually Celie begins to leave the past behind and start a new life....
Book Details
- Author: Alice Walker
- Language: English
- Publisher: Harvest
- ISBN13: 9780156031820