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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... knew that Wuraola was her Yoruba name , the name that her grandfather had asked in a letter for her to be called when her mother had held her Nigerian naming cere- mony . Wuraola means gold . She knew all this . . . But nobody had THE ...
... knew that Wuraola was her Yoruba name , the name that her grandfather had asked in a letter for her to be called when her mother had held her Nigerian naming cere- mony . Wuraola means gold . She knew all this . . . But nobody had THE ...
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... knew that she needed to understand the precious dan- ger of these things , and what they meant , or she would never be happy . When Jess awoke , she felt tingly and refreshed , and her fingers found the skin of her cheek as soft as if ...
... knew that she needed to understand the precious dan- ger of these things , and what they meant , or she would never be happy . When Jess awoke , she felt tingly and refreshed , and her fingers found the skin of her cheek as soft as if ...
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... knew what Tilly meant , and nobody knew what Jess meant either , though with Jess , they could if they really wanted to . " Please don't talk to Tilly Tilly again , " Sarah begged , as they got on the bus to go home . She was flustered ...
... knew what Tilly meant , and nobody knew what Jess meant either , though with Jess , they could if they really wanted to . " Please don't talk to Tilly Tilly again , " Sarah begged , as they got on the bus to go home . She was flustered ...
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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