When Freedom Flowers
Review of 'Purple Hibiscus', Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Fourth Estate £12.99
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, describes a Nigerian family living in a country torn between contradictions. Although a military coup unsettles the population - streets erupt with riots as soldiers hunt down dissenters - the story's main protagonist, Kambili, lives a protected life in Enugu.