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Adichies-Purple-Hibiscus

Internalisation of Oppressive Mindsets in Adichie’s ‘Purple Hibiscus’

23rd September 2018

By Erin Stott To paraphrase Ebony Utley’s review of ‘Purple Hibiscus’: the power of this narrative is that we readers – through Kambili’s perspective and cognition – sense and feel the oppression that laces the novel, without ever naming it. Whilst young Kambili’s voice cannot fully articulate the effects of colonialism, strict catholicism or hypermasculinity […]

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Purple Hibiscus

Purple Hibiscus – How Women find their voices through writing

18th September 2018

By Riziki Millanzi “’Imagine what the Standard would be if we were all quiet.’ It was a joke. Ade Coker was laughing; so was his wife, Yewande. But Papa did not laugh. Jaja and I turned and went back upstairs, silently.” There’s a well-known saying in the English language that says that ‘sometimes silence speaks […]

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Introduction to Purple Hibiscus

An Introduction to Purple Hibiscus – Why is it a Book That Matters?

14th September 2018

Talking about her first published book, Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie describes how, “in a sense it’s kind of my first baby and it’s the first baby that I’ve sent out into the world, and when I wrote that book I didn’t think anybody would read it. I thought maybe four people would; three family […]

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We are super duper proud of our witchy October box! 🌌 What was YOUR favourite part of it, and what would you like to see in a future box? 💖📚

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Isn't this just the perfect little WFH corner? 📚💖 So many of us will already be feelin' the Sunday Scaries (aka "please don't let it be Monday tomorrow"), but we want to know, what's the one thing you do for yourself every Sunday to set your Monday off to a positive start? 💖
A new release we're really excited about is A More A new release we're really excited about is A More Perfect Union, the debut novel by Tammye Huf, published by our friends at @myriad_editions 📚💖

The book has been described as ‘powerful and convincing’ in the Times, ‘storytelling at its finest’ in Stylist's list of Best New Books, and chosen for the autumn BBC Radio 2 Book Club.

Here's the official blurb from Myriad:

Henry O’Toole sails to America in 1848 to escape poverty and famine in Ireland, only to find anti-Irish prejudice awaiting him. Determined never to starve again, he changes his surname to Taylor and heads south to Virginia, seeking work as a travelling blacksmith on the prosperous plantations.
Sarah is a slave. Torn from her family and sold to Jubilee Plantation, she must navigate the hierarchy of her fellow slaves, the whims of her white masters, and now the attentions of the mysterious blacksmith.
Fellow slave Maple oversees the big house with bitterness and bile, and knows that a white man’s attention spells trouble. Given to her half-sister as a wedding present by their white father, she is set on being reunited with her husband and daughter, at any cost.
Based on the true story of the author’s great-great-grandparents, and brilliantly reimagined, this is an epic tale of love and courage, desperation and determination.

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Channelling this energy from @hillhousevintage as Channelling this energy from @hillhousevintage as we head into the weekend 💃📚 What are your reading plans?
November Theme Reveal: Hear Her 👄📣 "I raise November Theme Reveal: Hear Her 👄📣
"I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard" - Malala Yousafzai ❤
We are thrilled to share with you our November theme, an immersive and empowering reading experience about finding and using our unique voices 📣 Looking in duality at activism and the everyday experience of finding your voice, uplifting the voice of others, and taking lessons from prominent feminists, our "Hear Her" box is a complete embodiment of turning up the volume of our bold and beautiful voices to demand change! ⚡In this TWO 📚 BOOK 📚SPECIAL (eek!), we bring you a piece of dazzling coming of age fiction from an indie publisher, all about self reflection and finding your path, and an inspirational non-fiction read from a prominent feminist about what it means to speak and be heard in the modern world 📣 With colourful, feminist stationary, art and a practical, wearable gift from diverse creatives inside, you most definitely won't want to miss this extraordinarily special box 💖 Every woman's voice is valuable and worthy of being heard, and our voices are always evolving, becoming louder and clearer. We cannot wait for you to dive into November's box and theme with us! 💖📚 Order yours via the product links, our link in bio, and via swipe ups on our stories! 👄📣

Artwork by the lovely @talkandtell_
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