{"product_id":"9781453223994","title":"The Temple of My Familiar","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Walker’s follow-up to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e webs of characters are drawn toward critical confrontations with history \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e The Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/i\u003e, Celie and Shug from \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e subtly shadow the lives of dozens of characters, all dealing in some way with the legacy of the African experience in America. From recent African immigrants, to a woman who grew up in the mixed-race rainforest communities of South America, to Celie’s own granddaughter living in modern-day San Francisco, all must come to understand the brutal stories of their ancestors to come to terms with their own troubled lives.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Walker follows these astonishing characters, she weaves a new mythology from old fables and history, a profoundly spiritual explanation for centuries of shared African-American experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140652056816,"sku":"9781453223994","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453223994_p0.jpg?v=1763846709","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453223994","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}