num_pages: 174
description: This rich and moving novel traces the lives of two black heroines from their close-knit childhood in a small Ohio town, through their sharply divergent paths of womanhood, to their ultimate confrontation and reconciliation.Nel Wright has chosen to stay in the place where she was born, to marry, raise a family, and become a pillar of the black community. Sula Peace has rejected the life Nel has embraced, escaping to college, and submerging herself in city life. When she returns to her roots, it is as a rebel and a wanton seductress. Eventually, both women must face the consequences of their choices. Together, they create an unforgettable portrait of what it means and costs to be a black woman in America.
language: English
title: Sula
titlecomplete: Sula
characters: Hannah Peace, Helene Wright, Eva Peace, Sula Peace, Nel Wright Greene
genres: Feminism, Race, Novels, Literature, School, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 91030
places: Ohio
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Audie Award
category: Narration by the Author or Authors, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Chatto & Windus