Purple hibiscus: a novel by

Fifteen-year-old Kambili’s world is circumscribed by the high walls and frangipani trees of her family compound. Her wealthy Catholic father, under whose shadow Kambili lives, while generous and politically active in the community, is repressive and fanatically religious at home.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. “One of the most vital and original novelists of her generation.” —Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker From the bestselling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists Fifteen-year-old 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. They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Yet, as Kambili reveals in her tender-voiced account, things are less perfect than they appear. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home—a 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 father's 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. Description In The City Of Egunu, Nigeria, Fifteen Year-old Kambili And Her Older Brother Jaja Lead A Somewhat Cloistered Life. Their Father Is A Wealthy Businessman, They Live In A Beautiful Home, And Attend Private School. But, Through Kambili's Eyes, We See That Their Home Life Is Anything But Harmonious. Her Father, A Fanatically Religious Man Has Impossible Expectations Of His Children And His Wife, And If Things Don't Go His Way He Becomes Physically Abusive. Not Until Kambili And Jaja Are Sent Away From Home For The Very First Time To Visit Their Loving Aunt, Does Kambili's World Begin To Blossom. But When A Military Coup Threatens To Destroy The Country, The Tension In Her Family's Home Escalates, And Kambili Must Find The Strength To Keep Her Loved Ones Together. By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.