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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... coming in when other people are there too , like once with my dad and once in my classroom , " Jess interjected quickly . Why had she said that ? Did she really think that she could risk Tilly Tilly meeting Shivs ? She supposed she was ...
... coming in when other people are there too , like once with my dad and once in my classroom , " Jess interjected quickly . Why had she said that ? Did she really think that she could risk Tilly Tilly meeting Shivs ? She supposed she was ...
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... coming over at five to spend the night . " Oi , " Shivs said , lowering her voice to a static crackle , “ my dad doesn't really want me to come . He thinks . . . I dunno . ” ( I don't want you to come either , Shivs , but I do , but I ...
... coming over at five to spend the night . " Oi , " Shivs said , lowering her voice to a static crackle , “ my dad doesn't really want me to come . He thinks . . . I dunno . ” ( I don't want you to come either , Shivs , but I do , but I ...
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... coming to town , or what is it ? " Gbenga called grumpily from the kitchen doorway . No one had heard him coming . His steel - grey hair was flattened to his head , and he had a red - and - yellow towel wrapped with a thick loop around ...
... coming to town , or what is it ? " Gbenga called grumpily from the kitchen doorway . No one had heard him coming . His steel - grey hair was flattened to his head , and he had a red - and - yellow towel wrapped with a thick loop around ...
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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