The germ of this novel lay in a story told to AW
by her sister Ruth
, probably in 1973, of how their step-grandmother, Rachel Walker
, begged her husband
's mistress, Shug Perry
...
Family and Intimate relationships
Alice Walker
Grandmother Kate Walker
had an affair of her own, quickly ended it, and was shot dead by her enraged ex-lover (who had apparently meant only to threaten and scare her). Henry married again to secure...