The Color Purple

"The first page took your breath away: a mortified 14-year-old girl has started writing letters to God because she can tell no one else that, although "he never had a kine word to say to me", "he" [her putative daddy] has raped her and warned that she "better … git used to it". Page two, letter two: her mama dead and she "big" with her second baby. He "kilt" the first. "Kill this one, too if he can." Letter three: the letter-writer has a little sister she will protect "with God help". Letter four: sister Nettie has a friend named Mr ___." ⠀ (Candace Allen, Source: The Guardian) And the story goes on and on. If you are looking for a book to read, I recommend this 100%. Be prepared, however, this book is not for the faint of heart. Many of its scenes are shocking. But for me, it was a journey worth taking. ⠀