000			01021nam a2200217 4500
010			_a2003005887
020			_a9780156028356
024			_a8221433
050			_aPS3573.A425
082			_a813.54
100	1		_aAlice Walker
245	1		_aThe Color Purple
260			_bMariner Books
300			_a300 pages
520			_aCelie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self.
521			_aHL670
650			_aMystery
650			_aLiterature
650			_aCulture/Customs
999			_c9368 _d9368