Bibliograph

The color purple, a novel by Alice Walker

Type

Label

The color purple, a novel by Alice Walker

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

HL670L, Lexile

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The color purple

Oclc number

8221433

Responsibility statement

a novel by Alice Walker

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, UG, 4.0, 9, 9, 7107.Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 4.0, 9.0, 7107.

Summary

Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband. In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters directly to God. The letters, spanning twenty years, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women. She meets Shug Avery, her husbands mistress and a jazz singer with a zest for life, and her stepsons wife, Sophia, who challenges her to fight for independence. And though the many letters from Celies sister are hidden by her husband, Netties unwavering support will prove to be the most breathtaking of all

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