This bookclub is 100% virtual and exclusively structured to center Black and Brown women. As of now, it will be a collective with a Black and Brown membership. In time, there may be space for us to expand and broaden to include guests who identify as allies.
this month's pick is:
The Color Purple
A 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 rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience.
The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey towards redemption and love.
Key Themes:
Spirituality
Sexuality
Gender Roles
Sisterhood
Transformation + Self-Actualization
