num_pages: 286
description: A provocative novel about an African tribal woman’s battle with madness after the trauma of a childhood genital mutilation.
language: English
title: Possessing the Secret of Joy
titlecomplete: Possessing the Secret of Joy
genres: Fiction, Womens, Literature, Feminism, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Africa, African American
ratings_count: 15223
series: The Color Purple Collection
publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich