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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... thought that he was somehow making fun of her mother . The man had flicked his gaze over her with the same small ... thought about this . When she thought of her Nigerian grand- any father and cousins , she saw a bustle of THE ICARUS GIRL.
... thought that he was somehow making fun of her mother . The man had flicked his gaze over her with the same small ... thought about this . When she thought of her Nigerian grand- any father and cousins , she saw a bustle of THE ICARUS GIRL.
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... thought that Jess was showing off , making sure that she would be coaxed and pleaded with , but how could Jess have ... thoughts are supposed to stay and grow in quiet , dark places , like butter- flies in cocoons . There was no way that ...
... thought that Jess was showing off , making sure that she would be coaxed and pleaded with , but how could Jess have ... thoughts are supposed to stay and grow in quiet , dark places , like butter- flies in cocoons . There was no way that ...
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... thoughts have left , with her . I thought I'd kept them in my head But when I tried to find the thoughts They all told me she was dead . I asked if I could go to her To find my thoughts , to think one day , But they said ' No ...
... thoughts have left , with her . I thought I'd kept them in my head But when I tried to find the thoughts They all told me she was dead . I asked if I could go to her To find my thoughts , to think one day , But they said ' No ...
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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