Book recommendations

With a real talent for story writing and creating complex characters, Adiche is one of my favourite authors. Purple Hibiscus is her debut novel, set in post-colonial Nigeria, examining a wealthy family and the impact that colonisation has had on language, religion and real people even after the British have left.

I read this book at the recommendation of one of my wonderful Year 10 students recently, and instantly fell in love. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue tells the Faustian story of a girl who makes a deal with the devil. As a result, she will live forever, but be instantly forgotten by everyone she meets as soon as she leaves their sight.