Possessing The Secret Of Joy
$27.00
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
4 May 1993
Summary
This is the compelling story of Tashi, an extraordinary woman torn between African and American cultural identities.
When Alice Walker finished writing The Color Purple, she realized 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 consequen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099224112 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099224119 |
| Author: | Alice Walker |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 1993 |
| Weight: | 207g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 18mm |
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Like The Color Purple , this novel packs an enormous emotional punch… A direct challenge to the times we live in
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 * Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Alice Walker
Alice Walker is the author of seven novels, including Pulitzer Prize winner 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 of poetry. Alice Walker lives in Northern California.
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