{"product_id":"the-temple-of-my-familiar-isbn-9780547480008","title":"The Temple Of My Familiar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this “brilliant” (\u003cem\u003eEssence\u003c\/em\u003e) sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e, Alice Walker weaves an intricate, rich tapestry of interrelated lives. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis edition includes a new Letter to the Reader by Alice Walker.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelie and Shug from \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e subtly shadow the lives of the dozens of astonishing characters in \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/em\u003e, all of whom are 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, they must come to terms with the brutal stories of their ancestors in order to confront their own troubled lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed by the author as “a romance of the last 500,000 years,” \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar \u003c\/em\u003ecreates a new mythology from old fables and history, and along with it a profoundly spiritual explanation for centuries of shared African American experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The richness of [this] novel is amazing, overwhelming. A hundred themes and subjects spin through it, dozens of characters, a whirl of time and places. None is touched superficially: all the people are passionate actors and sufferers, and everything they talk about is urgent, a matter truly of life and death. They’re like Dostoyevsky’s characters, relentlessly raising the great moral questions and pushing one another towards self-knowledge, honesty, engagement.” —Ursula K. LeGuin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold work by a writer of staggering talent.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A rich tapestry of human emotion woven with poetry and passion . . . for the sheer beauty of the written word, this novel is superior.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant . . . Part novel, part visionary history, part revolutionary tract, this book will by turns delight, shock, frustrate, and inspire Walker's fans.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moving . . . a celebration of ordinary life and of everyday emotions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A mesmerizing tapestry of human experience and emotion . . . readers will cheer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner-Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As a sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/em\u003e is a major achievement.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Walker holds a rare place in the history of African-American women writers . . . \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/em\u003e is brilliant.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alice Walker has written beautifully about dreams, the power of stories—and about the remarkable strength of our own histories.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lush . . . Powerful . . . Ms. Walker has taken the character's lives . . . and woven them skillfully into a work of art as beautiful and unforgettable as one of her character's peacock capes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890139984101,"sku":"NP9780547480008","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780547480008.jpg?v=1730232616","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-temple-of-my-familiar-isbn-9780547480008","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}