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COLOR PURPLE COLOR:Book beautiful Ifemelu experiences triumph andA 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