'One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read¿it is stunning
- moving, exciting, and wonderful' Lenny Henry Set in the deep American
south between the wars, this is the classic tale of Celie, a young poor
black girl. Raped repeatedly by her father, she loses two children and then
is married off to a man who treats her no better than a slave. She is
separated from her sister Nettie and dreams of becoming like the glamorous
Shug Avery, a singer and rebellious black woman who has taken charge of her
own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the support of women that enables
her to leave the past behind and begin a new life.