Purple Hibiscus
A Novel
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4.5 • 53 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
“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.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful as always from Adichie
Something about her writing is addictive - so easy to just keep reading. I will say this one was hard for me to get into at first but it may be because of the stark religious setting - one I have found in parts of my own life to be so droll and lacking of life. But as the story unfolds, you can’t help but fall deep into her intimate & every day descriptions & scenes of this family. You feel like you become the main character who has such inner turmoil. Though I didn’t enjoy this one as much as Half a Yellow Sun and Americanah I still really loved it and would recommend to anyone. I was just excited to find another one of her books. I’ll read them all.