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Notes From Your Bookseller
No novel is more iconic than The Color Purple, and this exclusive edition in celebration of its 40th anniversary is stunning. Revisit the often tragic, always uplifting story of Celie and Nettie, separated sisters who carry on through letters. It delivers on so many emotional levels and is required reading for anyone.
This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition features an exclusive cover, purple endpapers, an ownership page, and a forward by Kiese Laymon.
The inspiration for the new film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Alice Walker’s iconic modern classic.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award
A Penguin Classic Hardcover
A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American wome...
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