Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Brand: Algonquin Books
Product Description
From the bestselling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists Fifteenyearold Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu Nigeria. They live in a beautiful house with a caring family and attend an exclusive missionary school. Theyre completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Yet as Kambili reveals in her tendervoiced account things are less perfect than they appear. Although her Papa is generous and well respected he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at homea home that is silent and suffocating. As the country begins to fall apart under a military coup Kambili and Jaja are sent to their aunt a university professor outside the city where they discover a life beyond the confines of their fathers authority. Books cram the shelves curry and nutmeg permeate the air and their cousins laughter rings throughout the house. When they return home tensions within the family escalate and Kambili must find the strength to keep her loved ones together. Purple Hibiscus is an exquisite novel about the emotional turmoil of adolescence the powerful bonds of family and the bright promise of freedom. show more
Condition : New
Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Weight : 369.48
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Language : English
EAN : 9781616202415
ISBN10 : 1616202416
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20120821
Place of Publication : United Kingdom
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 137 X 206 X 18mm