The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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The Color Purple by Alice Walker dramatised by Pat Cumper Directed by Pauline Harris. Monday 6 to Friday 17 October 2008 (Women's Hour Drama) This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a touching and compelling story set in the harsh segregated world of the Deep South between the wars that tells the story of one young black woman's struggle against adversity. The book is made up entirely of letters, and this evocative serial is a fusion of original letters and dramatised scenes. Celie is a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped by the man she calls her father, she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister, Nettie, and is trapped in an ugly marriage to a man she calls Mister. But then she meets the glamorous singer Shug Avery, a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. With Shug's help, Celie begins to forge her own identity. She starts to stand up for herself and to Mister and uncovers secrets about her family that have been kept from her. 128/44; 128 MB total; sound quality excellent Celie ...... Nadine Marshall Nettie ...... Nikki Amuka-Bird Mister ...... Eammon Walker Corrinne ...... Lorraine Burroughs Ma ...... Adjoa Andoh Pa ...... Colin McFarlane Shug Avery ...... Nina Sosanya Harpo/Adam ...... OT Fagbenle Sofia ...... Petra Letang Kate/Olivia ...... Lorraine Burroughs Mister's Daddy ...... Geoffrey Burton Millie ...... Barbara Barnes Samuel ...... Ray Shell Daisy/Tashi ...... Lisa Livingstone Eleanor Jane ...... Madeleine Potter Link to Selection https://timespast.ning.com/group/docudramahistorybiography/forum/topics/the-color-purple