Meridian

Summary

A classic novel of both feminism and the Civil Rights movement in 1960s Atlanta by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple (Ms.).

Plot

As she approaches the end of her teen years, Meridian Hill has already married, divorced, and given birth to a son. She''s looking for a second chance, and at a small college outside Atlanta, Georgia, in the early 1960s, Meridian discovers the civil rights movement. So fully does the cause guide her life that she''s willing to sacrifice virtually anything to help transform the conditions of a people whose subjugation she shares.

Background

Meridian draws from Walker''s own experiences working alongside some of the heroes of the civil rights movement, and the novel stands as a shrewd and affecting document of the dissolution of the Jim Crow South.

Additional Content

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author''s personal collection.