Lit with Liberate: The Colour Purple by Alice Walker

28th Dec
7pm - 8:30pm
JOIN THE LIT WITH LIBERATE READING GROUP

 

Lit with Liberate will meet in December to discuss The Colour Purple by Alice Walker. Multiple copies are available to borrow, please email Beth at bbrown@library.gg to reserve yours. We’ll have an optional drinks social at the Cock & Bull afterwards. 

 

**Zoom attendance possible, please let us know if you want to take part this way and we’ll send you the details** 

 

A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown, the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience.

The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey towards redemption and love. 

 

No booking required. If you haven’t read the book but want to come along for a taster of the book group, please do!  

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