num_pages: 417
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Temple of My Familiar
titlecomplete: The Temple of My Familiar
genres: Fiction, African American, Magical Realism, Classics, Race, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Feminism, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 14288
series: The Color Purple Collection
publisher: Washington Square Press