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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... door . The noise stopped just as suddenly as it had started , and Jess walked down the corridor , hurrying slightly now , checking each room . She could hear the creaking sound in ... door - shut . Her grandfather's door ― THE ICARUS GIRL.
... door . The noise stopped just as suddenly as it had started , and Jess walked down the corridor , hurrying slightly now , checking each room . She could hear the creaking sound in ... door - shut . Her grandfather's door ― THE ICARUS GIRL.
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... door in the row , then drew back her hand . The handle was strangely cold . It's made out of metal , stupid girl . She forced herself to grip the handle again . She pushed the door open , her breath coming fast and then slow as she ...
... door in the row , then drew back her hand . The handle was strangely cold . It's made out of metal , stupid girl . She forced herself to grip the handle again . She pushed the door open , her breath coming fast and then slow as she ...
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... door open . " Hi , " TillyTilly said . Tilly seemed different , just a little different . She stood just outside the door , one hand on the doorpost , almost exactly the same height as Jess , just as before , but― She was wearing shiny ...
... door open . " Hi , " TillyTilly said . Tilly seemed different , just a little different . She stood just outside the door , one hand on the doorpost , almost exactly the same height as Jess , just as before , but― She was wearing shiny ...
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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