‘Purple Hibiscus’ is a compelling tale of adolescence, set against the backdrop of Nigeria’s military coup. When Ifemelu returns to Nigeria, and the pair reignite their shared passions – for their homeland and for each other – they face the toughest decisions of their lives. Thriteen years later, Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria Ifemelu has achieved success as a writer in America. Ifemelu and Obinze fell in love as teenagers in Lagos. This is a story about Africa, about moral responsibility, the end of colonialism, ethnic allegiances, class and race – and about how love can move in to complicate all these things.įearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, ‘Americanah’ is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today’s globalized world.

The lives of Ugwu, a young boy from a poor village, Olanna, a middle class woman, and Richard, a white man and a writer intersect in intimate and unexpected ways during the vicious Nigerian civil war.

A collection of three extraordinary and exquisitely written novels from one of the most important and exciting young writers in the world.Ĭhimamanda Ngozi Adichie has firmly established herself as one of the world’s most exciting and important young writers – a regular award-winner, ‘endowed with the gift of ancient storytellers’ (Chinua Achebe).Ī gripping, vividly written masterpiece, ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ won the Orange Prize for Fiction.

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