5/7/2023 0 Comments The book push by sapphire![]() ![]() ![]() She also forces Precious to have sex with her. Abusive Parents: Precious's father has repeatedly raped her, and her mother has gone as far as to, among other acts, toss a TV at her after falling down the steps with her son, Abdul.Not to be confused with the movie about psychics. The 2009 movie version, Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire, was directed by Lee Daniels and starring Gabourey Sidibe as Precious.Ī sequel to the book was published in 2011, called The Kid, about Precious's son Abdul. There, she makes friends with a kind social worker, Mrs. But things start to look up when she's transferred to a GED program. Her relationship with her mother Mary, meanwhile, is even worse (mostly physical and verbal abuse, but there are some implications of sexual abuse as well). ![]() As the story opens, Clareece is pregnant with her second child (both the child she has and the child she's pregnant with are products of rape by her father, Carl). Clareece Jones, aka "Precious," is an obese, illiterate African-American teenager living in Harlem with her parents. ![]()
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