false 126381 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 126381 22 1057017 2003 Purple Hibiscus total:1572|5:391|4:721|3:390|2:56|1:14| 1572 6135 2503 299 11291 4.05 4712 1088 20627755 666961 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1379 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 5 6 false Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 05:36:17 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 20:00:02 -0700 2008 Ms. Houseman
World Literature
5/5/08
Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
Purple Hibiscus
New York: Anchor Books, 2003
307 pp. $15
1-4000-7694-3
Book Review

“Purple Hibiscus”, written by contemporary Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, tells ...more...]]> 1279886 87937 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 4 2 false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 17 15:18:09 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:38:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42497460 1887726 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 4 1 false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 14:23:24 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 10:43:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 29345822 1390765 2433597 0007277458 9780007277452 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2433597.Purple_Hibiscus 5.00 1 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 5 1 false Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 14:57:12 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 16:46:25 -0700 2008
Fifteen year old Kambili, lives a life of privilege in with her parents, and her brother Jaja in Nigeria. The fat...more...]]> 17720212 58766 763652 1400076943 9781400076949 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207637945m/763652.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207637945s/763652.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/763652.Purple_Hibiscus_A_Novel 3.91 146
When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili's father sends her and her brother away to stay with their aunt, a University professor, whose house is noisy and full of laughter. There, Kambili and her brother discover a life and love beyond the confines of their father's authority. The visit will lift the silence from their world and, in time, give rise to devotion and defiance that reveal themselves in profound and unexpected ways. This is a book about the promise of freedom; about the blurred lines between childhood and adulthood; between love and hatred, between the old gods and the new.
]]> 2003 4 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 13 21:37:19 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 21:38:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 17628013 205963 763652 1400076943 9781400076949 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207637945m/763652.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207637945s/763652.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/763652.Purple_Hibiscus_A_Novel 3.90 1572
When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili's father sends her and her brother away to stay with their aunt, a University professor, whose house is noisy and full of laughter. There, Kambili and her brother discover a life and love beyond the confines of their father's authority. The visit will lift the silence from their world and, in time, give rise to devotion and defiance that reveal themselves in profound and unexpected ways. This is a book about the promise of freedom; about the blurred lines between childhood and adulthood; between love and hatred, between the old gods and the new.
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When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili's father sends her and her brother away to stay with their aunt, a University professor, whose house is noisy and full of laughter. There, Kambili and her brother discover a life and love beyond the confines of their father's authority. The visit will lift the silence from their world and, in time, give rise to devotion and defiance that reveal themselves in profound and unexpected ways. This is a book about the promise of freedom; about the blurred lines between childhood and adulthood; between love and hatred, between the old gods and the new.
]]> 2003 3 4 false Wed May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 06 22:34:26 -0800 2007 Sat May 31 00:06:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6246296 280310 763652 1400076943 9781400076949 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207637945m/763652.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207637945s/763652.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/763652.Purple_Hibiscus_A_Novel 3.90 1572
When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili's father sends her and her brother away to stay with their aunt, a University professor, whose house is noisy and full of laughter. There, Kambili and her brother discover a life and love beyond the confines of their father's authority. The visit will lift the silence from their world and, in time, give rise to devotion and defiance that reveal themselves in profound and unexpected ways. This is a book about the promise of freedom; about the blurred lines between childhood and adulthood; between love and hatred, between the old gods and the new.
]]> 2003 4 3 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Sep 15 11:29:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 12:00:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 38240456 272449 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 5 1 false Thu Nov 20 12:32:17 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 12:32:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 17920991 554445 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 2 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 17 04:08:29 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 04:14:14 -0700 2008 Book well written and provided insight into ...more...]]> 66182644 1127819 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 13:05:59 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 13:20:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 53805269 1218717 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 5 1 false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Apr 24 03:58:42 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 03:59:39 -0700 2009 Reading this book has been actually very hard because it was just as she described my country's recent past. I was there in every single sentence when she described situation on University; government's repression; political murders; corruption on every level of society; ...more...]]> 53438069 2242200 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 3 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 21 00:32:26 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 13:39:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 69569127 13779 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 4 1 false Mon Aug 31 10:27:25 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 07:04:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 73831234 215382 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 2 1 false Wed Oct 07 23:57:33 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 11:23:01 -0700 2009 http://sandyi.blogspot.com

The one thing I would recommend before reading Nigerian literature is to read what is by now considered the most definitive book on the country's culture and history, Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Prior to Achebe's book, there was no real documentation of N...more...]]> 59745309 381894 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 3 0 false Mon Jun 15 10:10:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 10:19:33 -0700 2009 Half of a Yellow Sun and was curious to read Adichie's first novel. Purple Hibiscus is a good book, but not a great one, like HoaYS. My library shelved it in the YA section, though I don't think Adichie intended this to be strictly for a YA audience. My guess is that, because it ...more...]]> 74229023 2544368 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 3 0 true Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 20:15:34 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 20:15:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47362697 284553 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 3 1 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 07:07:18 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 07:14:46 -0800 2009 59036659 2185693 763652 1400076943 9781400076949 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207637945m/763652.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207637945s/763652.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/763652.Purple_Hibiscus_A_Novel 3.90 1572
When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili's father sends her and her brother away to stay with their aunt, a University professor, whose house is noisy and full of laughter. There, Kambili and her brother discover a life and love beyond the confines of their father's authority. The visit will lift the silence from their world and, in time, give rise to devotion and defiance that reveal themselves in profound and unexpected ways. This is a book about the promise of freedom; about the blurred lines between childhood and adulthood; between love and hatred, between the old gods and the new.
]]> 2003 4 0 false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 13:56:17 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:58:03 -0700 2009
from Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author.

Kambili, 15 years old, and her...more...]]> 14295432 864716 126381 0007189885 9780007189885 253 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358m/126381.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171914358s/126381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126381.Purple_Hibiscus 3.90 1572 Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria (balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors) unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili's brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways. --Regina Marler]]> 2003 4 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 01 13:04:36 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 13:07:02 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=126381