{"product_id":"the-color-purple-pb","title":"Alice Walker: The Color Purple: The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel [2017] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ICONIC CLASSIC, WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BBC '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A lush celebration of all that it means to be a black female. I love that \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e doesn't try to soften its blows but is also courageous enough to hold on to a wonderfully affirming faith in possibility, in forgiveness and kindness and hope' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple \u003c\/i\u003eis my go-to comfort novel. Every single time I read this book, I walk away as a slightly better person than I was when I picked it up' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTayari Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I think that \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple \u003c\/i\u003ewas the first book that made me think that I could \u003ci\u003etry\u003c\/i\u003e to be a writer - or that made me aware that a young black woman from the South \u003ci\u003ecould \u003c\/i\u003ewrite about the South' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesmyn Ward \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I got the book and read it, in one day, when it came out. And then I went back, the next day, and bought every copy they had' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOprah Winfrey\u003c\/b\u003e       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSisters Celie and Nettie share the pain and struggle of growing up as African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Forced into an abusive marriage, at least Celie can offer Nettie refuge from their violent father in her new home - until Nettie catches the attention of Celie's husband and is forced to leave and forge her own journey.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a series of letters spanning twenty years - first from Celie to God, then between the two sisters - they manage to sustain their hope in each other across time, distance and silence, in a triumph of resilience, bravery and ultimately, love.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeloved by generations of readers, \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read. It is stunning - moving, exciting and wonderful' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLenny Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e needs no category other than the fact that it is superb' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Mae Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The great irony about \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e is that it transcends colour. One of the greatest books of all time' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Zephaniah \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A unique blend of serenity and immediacy that makes your senses ache' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Dunmore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A genuinely mind-expanding book' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Ness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Indelibly affecting... Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the great books of our time' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A work to stand beside literature of any time and place' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walker, Alice","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42507482693817,"sku":"9781474607254","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47358029955411,"sku":"XG81474607254","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47313285022035,"sku":"XV81474607254","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":47643484291411,"sku":"XE81474607254","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/walker-alice-alice-walker-the-color-purple-the-classic-pulitzer-prize-winning-novel-2017-paperback-60648138801491.jpg?v=1736135767","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-color-purple-pb","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}