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The Color Purple

The Color Purple is the first book of the The Color Purple series

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This series is for you if you're into...

  • Epistolary survival and self-discovery
  • Black women finding strength in the Deep South
  • Music-fueled transformation through unlikely friendship
Book Series In Order
Book 1

The Color Purple
Book 2

The Temple of My Familiar
Book 3

Possessing the Secret of Joy
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