{"product_id":"color-purple-1","title":"Color Purple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\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\u003c\/font\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\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\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\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57303542628734,"sku":"NW9781474607254","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781474607254.jpg?v=1778247543","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/color-purple-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}