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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... mouth . " D'you speak English ? " Jess asked , as the thought suddenly occurred to her . " D'you speak English ? " the girl said , perfectly naturally , as if she was the one who had thought to say it first . The feeling clung to Jess ...
... mouth . " D'you speak English ? " Jess asked , as the thought suddenly occurred to her . " D'you speak English ? " the girl said , perfectly naturally , as if she was the one who had thought to say it first . The feeling clung to Jess ...
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... mouth , then offered the box to Jess , who gingerly picked one out at random . It turned out to be a praline — yuck . " Yeah , they're not all mine , " Siobhan said , waving at the Bar- bies . " Some are Katrina's , but it's my week to ...
... mouth , then offered the box to Jess , who gingerly picked one out at random . It turned out to be a praline — yuck . " Yeah , they're not all mine , " Siobhan said , waving at the Bar- bies . " Some are Katrina's , but it's my week to ...
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... mouth so that she didn't laugh too loudly— her parents were now talking quietly downstairs . Oh , her stom- ach was hurting , and her eyes were watering ; she needed to stop laughing and breathe a little , but she just couldn't . She ...
... mouth so that she didn't laugh too loudly— her parents were now talking quietly downstairs . Oh , her stom- ach was hurting , and her eyes were watering ; she needed to stop laughing and breathe a little , but she just couldn't . She ...
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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