The Icarus GirlPenguin Canada, 2005 - 337 Seiten Jessamy "Jess" Harrison, age eight, is the child of an English father and a Nigerian mother. Possessed of an extraordinary imagination, she has a hard time fitting in at school. It is only when she visits Nigeria for the first time that she makes a friend who understands her: a ragged little girl named TillyTilly. But soon TillyTilly's visits become more disturbing, until Jess realizes she doesn't actually know who her friend is at all. Drawing on Nigerian mythology, Helen Oyeyemi presents a striking variation on the classic literary theme of doubles -- both real and spiritual -- in this lyrical and bold debut. |
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... Lidia ( and Dulcie ) would look at her and realise that she was not to be messed with , nor , more importantly , a baby . " Dulcie , " Lidia said , walking towards Dulcie and Aunt Lucy , " guess what ? I've got some ice cream ! I bet ...
... Lidia ( and Dulcie ) would look at her and realise that she was not to be messed with , nor , more importantly , a baby . " Dulcie , " Lidia said , walking towards Dulcie and Aunt Lucy , " guess what ? I've got some ice cream ! I bet ...
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... Lidia with her knowingness or annoy her with her annoyingness , nudged Jess . " Oi . What shall we do ? " Jess shrugged and squashed ice cream beneath her spoon . Lidia looked at them both and shook her head , smiling a lit- tle bit ...
... Lidia with her knowingness or annoy her with her annoyingness , nudged Jess . " Oi . What shall we do ? " Jess shrugged and squashed ice cream beneath her spoon . Lidia looked at them both and shook her head , smiling a lit- tle bit ...
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... Lidia . Her voice was even more raucous than usual . Lidia put a hand to her forehead as she tried to remember . Jess tried to re- member too . “ It doesn't matter whether I turned off the passage light any- way , because the . . . the ...
... Lidia . Her voice was even more raucous than usual . Lidia put a hand to her forehead as she tried to remember . Jess tried to re- member too . “ It doesn't matter whether I turned off the passage light any- way , because the . . . the ...
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arms asked Aunt Lucy Aunty Biola Aunty Funke baby breath bumper car cassava chair Colleen McLain coloured cornrows D'you Daddy Daniel dark door Dulcie Dulcie's Ebun eyes face father feel Fern fingers floor friendship bracelet gaze girl grandfather grandfather's hair hand happened hear heard HELEN OYEYEMI Ibadan ibeji Jelly Baby Jess began Jess felt Jess looked Jess sat Jess stared Jess's dad Jess's mum Jessamy Jessamy's Jessy kitchen laughed Lidia lips Little Women McKenzie Miss Patel mother mouth moved mum's Mummy Nigeria nodded pulled pushed remember Sarah scared scream Shivs shook her head shouting shrugged silent Siobhan sitting room smiled someone sorry sound staircase stairs stood stop talking tell things thought Tilly Tilly Tilly's told tried Trish trying turned twin upstairs voice waited whispered woman Wuraola Yeah Yoruba