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Join us as we discuss this year's great One Maryland One Book pick, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.  Free copies of the book will be available beginning in September.

 

Book Summary:

Fifteen-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.

As 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.
 

Date:
Monday, October 16, 2017
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Branch:
Centreville Branch
Location:
Centreville Meeting Room
Categories:
Adult Program
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Event Organizer

Zach Jameson