{"product_id":"color-purple","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\u003e is 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\u003e was 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\u003e write 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\u003e Sisters 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\u003e Through 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\u003e Beloved 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":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43585619034309,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/The_20Color_20Purple_2a7913fd-c317-4103-9305-ae252249a2e2.jpg?v=1716721257","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/color-purple","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}