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Purple hibiscus

Although her father is greatly respected in their community, 15-year-old Kambili knows a frighteningly stricket and abusive side to this man. In many ways, she and her family lead a privileged life, but Kambili and her brother Jaja are often punished for failing to meet their father's expectations. After visiting her aunt and cousins, Kambili dreams of being part of a loving family.

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  • "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. -Back cover."
  • "Although her father is greatly respected in their community, 15-year-old Kambili knows a frighteningly stricket and abusive side to this man. In many ways, she and her family lead a privileged life, but Kambili and her brother Jaja are often punished for failing to meet their father's expectations. After visiting her aunt and cousins, Kambili dreams of being part of a loving family."
  • "Although her father is greatly respected in their community, 15-year-old Kambili knows a frighteningly stricket and abusive side to this man. In many ways, she and her family lead a privileged life, but Kambili and her brother Jaja are often punished for failing to meet their father's expectations. After visiting her aunt and cousins, Kambili dreams of being part of a loving family."@en
  • "Although her father is greatly respected in their community, 15 year-old Kambili knows a frightening and abusive side to this man. In many ways, she and her family lead a privileged life, but she and her brother are often punished for failing to meet their father's expectations. After visiting her aunt and cousins, she dreams of being part of a loving family. Some descriptions of violence."@en
  • "When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili's father, involved in mysterious ways with the unfolding political crisis, sends Kambili and her brother away to their aunt's. Here she discovers love and a life - dangerous and heathen - beyond the confines of her father's authority."@en
  • "Fifteen-year-old Kambili world is circumscribed by the high walls of her family compound and the frangipani trees she can see from her bedroom window. Her wealthy Catholic father, although generous and well-respected, is repressive and fanatical."@en

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  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Nigerian fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Juvenile works"

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  • "Purple hibiscus"
  • "Purple hibiscus"@en
  • "Purple hibiscus a novel"@en
  • "Purple hibiscus a novel"
  • "Purple hibiscus [a novel]"
  • "Purple Hibiscus"

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