From 1909 to 1949, Celie, a Southern Black woman, gradually gains self-respect as she strives to educate herself and to find love - despite an abusive spouse and a society biased against her race and her sex.
John Hammond has invited three dinosaur experts see his park before it opens. The park is on an island off Costa Rica and is populated by actual, living dinosaurs Hammond has created using DNA harvested from pre-historic insects.