Round 13: Tossup 1

A woman in this novel recounts her transatlantic voyage by remarking on how “tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.” In this novel, a woman who is jailed for assaulting a mayor is offered her freedom in exchange for becoming the servant of his wife, (10[1])Miss Millie. An encounter with a missionary couple who adopted two children leads one character in this novel to learn that Alphonso was actually her stepfather. In this novel, a blues singer named Shug Avery has a lesbian relationship with its protagonist, and helps her rediscover correspondence hidden from her by her husband, “Mister.” For 10 points, Celie’s letters to God comprise what novel by Alice Walker? ■END■

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