{"product_id":"the-color-purple-penguin-vitae","title":"The Color Purple (Penguin Vitae)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003eAlice Walker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003eKiese Laymon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Foreword)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCelebrating its fortieth anniversary, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e writes a message of healing, forgiveness, self-discovery, and sisterhood to a new generation of readers.  An inspiration to authors who continue to give voice to the multidimensionality of Black women’s stories, including Tayari Jones, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Jesmyn Ward, and more,  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains an essential read in conversation with storytellers today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 nearly thirty years, first from Celie to God, then from the sisters to each other, the novel draws readers into a rich and memorable portrayal of Black women—their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e320 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSEUM SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46731915788427,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/2259\/5979\/files\/purplebook.jpg?v=1777046424","url":"https:\/\/shop.nmwa.org\/products\/the-color-purple-penguin-vitae","provider":"NMWA Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}