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Possessing the Secret of Joy
Alice Walker
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Description for Possessing the Secret of Joy
Paperback. A novel about a character from Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Color Purple". This is Tashi's story, a shattering account of a young African woman whose decision to go through the female initiation ceremony has terrible consequences. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
When Alice Walker finished writing The Color Purple she realised that she needed to tell the story of Tashi, a minor character, who had "left Africa but had taken her wound with her to America". This is Tashi's story, told in her words and the voices of the people who loved her. This extraordinarily courageous and compelling novel explores the tragic consequences of Tashi's decision to go through the female initiation ceremony.
When Alice Walker finished writing The Color Purple she realised that she needed to tell the story of Tashi, a minor character, who had "left Africa but had taken her wound with her to America". This is Tashi's story, told in her words and the voices of the people who loved her. This extraordinarily courageous and compelling novel explores the tragic consequences of Tashi's decision to go through the female initiation ceremony.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099224112
SKU
KKD0007752
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Alice Walker
Alice Walker is the author of seven novels, including Pulitzer Prize winnner The Color Purple, The Third Life of Grange Copeland and Now is the Time to Open Your Heart; three collections of short stories, In Love & Trouble, You Can't Keep A Good Woman Down and The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart; as well as eight volumes ... Read more
Reviews for Possessing the Secret of Joy
Like The Color Purple, this novel packs an enormous emotional punch... A direct challenge to the times we live in
Guardian
A true confrontation with the hearts of darkness, this is masterful, honourable, and unforgettable storytelling
Cosmopolitan
Walker's delicate narrative gifts have never been better displayed, her depiction of the unbearable never so unflinchingly believable
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Guardian
A true confrontation with the hearts of darkness, this is masterful, honourable, and unforgettable storytelling
Cosmopolitan
Walker's delicate narrative gifts have never been better displayed, her depiction of the unbearable never so unflinchingly believable
... Read more