A review by pinebluffchick
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

5.0

The setting of the story is Nigeria. It doesn’t matter where you live, if your father physically abuses you (even in the name of Jesus), it’s still abuse. If you see yourself a certain way, that’s who you are. If given a way out, you go…if you can. I loved the symbolism of the purple hibiscus…with love and nourished, growth occurs. Kambili is a teenager living a life of luxury. Her life is monitored by her abusive father who believes he’s raising her in the ways of the Catholic Church. She and her brother are able to spend a week with their paternal aunt and cousins. Life is changed forever.