Grange Copeland, on his part, returns to Georgia after an unfulfilling voyage in the North and must begin a third life with the pieces of his shattered family. Brownfield takes a liking to Mem and marries her to Josie’s disapproval.īrownfield physically abuses and eventually kills Mem and is jailed for an arbitrary seven years. In Brownfield’s sojourn, he meets a brothel runner called Josie, who lives with her daughter Lorene and a niece called Mem from her deceased sister. Grange’s son, Brownfield, also begins to head up North after declining a loan from a white landowner. He eventually leaves his family behind and runs away to start a new life up North. It is not an exhaustive list of all her novels but a list of her works that encapsulate the essence of her writing as a novelist and storyteller.īooks The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970)Īlice Walker’s debut novel, published in 1970, ‘The Third Life of Grange Copeland,’ follows the life of a poor Georgian sharecropper Grange Copeland who spirals deeper into poverty despite working hard. This article will explore some of her novels and short stories. Alice Walker is a versatile writer that has written brilliant works in several genres of literature.
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