{"product_id":"purple-hibiscus-paperback-by-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie","title":"Purple Hibiscus Paperback by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2013-03-26)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780345807526\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e260.82\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.0 x 5.2 x 0.83\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book • The extraordinary debut novel from the Women's Prize-winning and global bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDream Count\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmericanah\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWe Should All Be Feminists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFifteen-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePurple Hibiscus\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite novel about the emotional turmoil of adolescence, the powerful bonds of family, and the bright promise of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Breathtaking” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Remarkably original. . . . At once seductive, tender and true.\" \u003ci\u003e—The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eCHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into more than fifty-five languages. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003ePurple Hibiscus,\u003c\/i\u003e which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize; \u003ci\u003eHalf of a Yellow Sun,\u003c\/i\u003e which was the recipient of the Women’s Prize for Fiction “Best of the Best” award; \u003ci\u003eAmericanah,\u003c\/i\u003e which won the National Book Critics Circle Award; the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Thing Around Your Neck \u003c\/i\u003eand the essays \u003ci\u003eWe Should All Be Feminists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent work is an essay about losing her father,\u003ci\u003e Notes on Grief, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMama’s Sleeping Scarf,\u003c\/i\u003e a children’s book written as Nwa Grace-James. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44906603708577,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780345807526","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780345807526.jpg?v=1744951005","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/purple-hibiscus-paperback-by-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}