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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... head as Jess entered with the bowl full of porridge , and laughed . " Ehhh - ehhhh ! Madam is too good for oats ! " Jess felt herself redden even though she knew that Aunty Funke was joking . " I don't really like them , ” she said ...
... head as Jess entered with the bowl full of porridge , and laughed . " Ehhh - ehhhh ! Madam is too good for oats ! " Jess felt herself redden even though she knew that Aunty Funke was joking . " I don't really like them , ” she said ...
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... head and frowned seriously at him . " I'm not scary . " " Hardly anyone thinks of themselves as a scary person , Jess . " " Is this your last appointment for today ? " Jess asked , after a moment's consideration . The doctor looked ...
... head and frowned seriously at him . " I'm not scary . " " Hardly anyone thinks of themselves as a scary person , Jess . " " Is this your last appointment for today ? " Jess asked , after a moment's consideration . The doctor looked ...
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... head but didn't reply . Her hair was dark and matted , tangled with leaves and small , broken branches . Jess climbed off her back and tottered before she placed a hand on a tree trunk to steady herself and thanked the girl . The girl ...
... head but didn't reply . Her hair was dark and matted , tangled with leaves and small , broken branches . Jess climbed off her back and tottered before she placed a hand on a tree trunk to steady herself and thanked the girl . The girl ...
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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