When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways.The novel speaks on the damaging effects of religious extremism, patriarchy, and violence. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" (One Who Does For the Community), knows why Kambili¹s brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. 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.
But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. 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.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. 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. Books cram the shelves, curry and nutmeg permeate the air, and their cousins’ laughter rings throughout the house. 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. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home-a home that is silent and suffocating. Yet, as Kambili reveals in her tender-voiced account, things are less perfect than they appear.
They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world. They live in a beautiful house, with a caring family, and attend an exclusive missionary school. 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.
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