Larger	The Temple of My Familiar Author: Alice Walker
	Book Information Publisher: Washington Square Press Book Type: Paperback Rating: 3 ISBN-13: 9780671003760 - ISBN-10: 0671003763 Publication Date: 1/1/1997 Pages: 432

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 tantalizingly above their stories are Miss Celie and Shug, the beloved characters from THE COLOUR PURPLE.