Purple Hibiscus Audiobook

Publisher Description

O Henry Prizewinning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie here recounts the story of a young Nigerian girl searching for freedom. Although her father is greatly respected within their community, fifteen-year-old Kambili knows a frighteningly strict 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 fathers expectations. After visiting her aunt and cousins, Kambili dreams of being part of a loving family. But a military coup brings new tension to Nigeria and her home, and Kambili wonders if her dreams will ever be fulfilled. Adichies striking and poetic language reveals a land and a family full of strife, but fighting to survive. A rich narration by South African native Lisette Lecat perfectly complements this inspiring tale. Download and start listening now!

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The authors straightforward prose captures the tragic riddle of a man who has made an unquestionably positive contribution to the lives of strangers while abandoning the needs of those who are closest to him. – New York Times Book Review [Her] strong, lyrical voice earns her a place on the shelf squarely next to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alex Haley, and Chinua Achebe. – San Diego Union-Tribune Prose as lush as the Nigerian landscape that it powerfully evokesAdichies understanding of a young girls heart is so acute that her story ultimately rises above its setting and makes her little part of Nigeria seem as close and vivid as Eudora Weltys Mississippi. – Boston Globe At once the portrait of a country and a family, of terrible choices and the tremulous pleasure of an odd, rare purple hibiscus blooming amid a conforming sea of red ones. – San Francisco Chronicle Adichies debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeriaunfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. – Amazon.com, editorial review By turns luminous and horrific, this debut ensnares the reader from the first page and lingers in the memory long after its tragic endIn a soft, searing voice, Adichie examines the complexities of family, faith, and country through the haunted but hopeful eyes of a young girl on the cusp of womanhood. Lush, cadenced, and often disconcerting, this is an accomplished first effort. – Publishers Weekly Beautifully written. – School Library Journal