![]() From recent African immigrants, to a woman who grew up in the mixed-race rainforest communities of South America, to Celie’s own granddaughter living in modern-day San Francisco, all must come to understand the brutal stories of their ancestors to come to terms with their own troubled lives. In The Temple of My Familiar, Celie and Shug from The Color Purple follow the lives of a brilliant cast of characters, all dealing in some way with the legacy of the African experience in America. ![]() Her letters span twenty years and record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment through the guiding light of a few strong women and her own implacable will to find harmony with herself and her home. ![]() As a teenager she begins writing letters directly to God in an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear. Not only is she poor and despised by the society around her, she’s badly treated by her family. Celie grows up in rural Georgia, navigating a childhood of ceaseless abuse. The Color Purple is Alice Walker’s stunning, Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of courage in the face of oppression. ![]() Three novels by a New York Times–bestselling author-including the Pulitzer Prize winner The Color Purple-that speak to the African experience in America. ![]()
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