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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... supposed to say , and so she waited patiently for Shivs to come to the phone . " It must've been you who's been quoting Hamlet to Shivs— she's utterly impossible now - keeps running around the house saying that we shouldn't mind if she ...
... supposed to say , and so she waited patiently for Shivs to come to the phone . " It must've been you who's been quoting Hamlet to Shivs— she's utterly impossible now - keeps running around the house saying that we shouldn't mind if she ...
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... supposed to say now ? And she was al- ready so worried about TillyTilly , who was not supposed to be sick . " My mum made me go to church on Sunday . Dry as a bone . Jesus was some boring man , but still , I DID hear you breathing— it ...
... supposed to say now ? And she was al- ready so worried about TillyTilly , who was not supposed to be sick . " My mum made me go to church on Sunday . Dry as a bone . Jesus was some boring man , but still , I DID hear you breathing— it ...
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... supposed to look like her , then this statue didn't look anything like Fern . She couldn't imagine anyone being at peace because of this carving , with its long , heavy features and clasped hands . It looked too bulky and too light a ...
... supposed to look like her , then this statue didn't look anything like Fern . She couldn't imagine anyone being at peace because of this carving , with its long , heavy features and clasped hands . It looked too bulky and too light a ...
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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