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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... light shifts around its source . There was lantern light in the window of the Boys ' Quarters . FIVE That night was a virtually sleepless one . After 35.
... light shifts around its source . There was lantern light in the window of the Boys ' Quarters . FIVE That night was a virtually sleepless one . After 35.
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... light any- way , because the . . . the . . . sound was from upstairs , " Lidia said , standing up . “ Probably ... light , and the lightbulb flickered . A sput- ter , a flare of illuminating light , then it died . They peered about in ...
... light any- way , because the . . . the . . . sound was from upstairs , " Lidia said , standing up . “ Probably ... light , and the lightbulb flickered . A sput- ter , a flare of illuminating light , then it died . They peered about in ...
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... light at the base of a glass lantern . " Can I go ? " she asked the girl on whose back she had come this far . The ... light , sprinkled brown . Upwards . There was a mist spiralling into clear blue light , breaking away into smaller ...
... light at the base of a glass lantern . " Can I go ? " she asked the girl on whose back she had come this far . The ... light , sprinkled brown . Upwards . There was a mist spiralling into clear blue light , breaking away into smaller ...
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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