Purple hibiscus a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

By:

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-

Material type:

Computer fileLanguage: English Publication details: Chapel Hill Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2012ISBN:

1616202424 (electronic bk.)
9781616202422 (electronic bk.)
1616202416
9781616202415

Uniform titles:

Purple hibiscus

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DDC classification:

823/.92

LOC classification:

PR9387.9.A34354

Other classification:

HP 9999

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Other related works: Print version: Purple hibiscusSummary: 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

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	GESM Library Main Library	English Fiction Adolescent-Adult	EFA/ SL/ ADI P985	Available		E0000898

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

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