{"product_id":"the-temple-of-my-familiar-paperback","title":"The Temple of My Familiar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a \"glorious and iridescent\" tapestry of interrelated lives in this gorgeous novel (\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/em\u003e, Celie and Shug from \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest-selling novelist ALICE WALKER is also the author of three collections of short stories, three collections of essays, six volumes of poetry, and several children's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 7.96 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761826365728,"sku":"9780547480008","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fad25a5e23f83b68e50dfca39bdec017.webp?v=1780213685","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-temple-of-my-familiar-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}