The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker

Condition: Very Good

"The book explodes with imagination and presents a past (and a present) in which all things are possible through change, respect, and self-awareness. This optimistic view of the world is presented through the memories of Miss Lissie, a woman who has experienced several incarnations; Zedé and Carlotta, a mother and daughter who share the intimate affections and love of one man; Fanny Nzingha, granddaughter of Celie from The Color Purple (1982); Suwelo, an American history professor; and an array of other characters (including Shug Avery from The Color Purple)."-Oxford Reference

A visionary cast of characters weave together their past and present in a brilliantly intricate tapestry of tales.

It is the story of the dispossessed and displaced, of peoples whose history is ancient and whose future is yet to come. Here we meet Lissie, a woman of many pasts; Arveyda the great guitarist and his Latin American wife who has had to flee her homeland; Suwelo, the history teacher, and his former wife Fanny who has fallen in love with spirits. Hovering tantalisingly above their stories are Miss Celie and Shug, the beloved characters from THE COLOUR PURPLE.