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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... holding it like a pencil , she was holding it as one would a thick stick , or a baton : all her fingers curling around it . The lines that she drew were identical in their thickness and straightness , and when she tried to round them ...
... holding it like a pencil , she was holding it as one would a thick stick , or a baton : all her fingers curling around it . The lines that she drew were identical in their thickness and straightness , and when she tried to round them ...
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... holding on to Lidia's arm . “ We should call the police . We were watching this programme , and there were robbers , but the man said he was go- ing to go and see what was happening , and the robbers bashed him over the head and took ...
... holding on to Lidia's arm . “ We should call the police . We were watching this programme , and there were robbers , but the man said he was go- ing to go and see what was happening , and the robbers bashed him over the head and took ...
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... holding on for you , you dozy mare . Take it . " " Hello ? " ( From Siobhan . ) " Hi , " Jess said , smiling , both at being here , speaking to Siob- han , and at the conversation that she'd just overheard . " Oi , Jessamy , where were ...
... holding on for you , you dozy mare . Take it . " " Hello ? " ( From Siobhan . ) " Hi , " Jess said , smiling , both at being here , speaking to Siob- han , and at the conversation that she'd just overheard . " Oi , Jessamy , where were ...
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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