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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... trying to peer into the cupboard , trying , Jess realised , to see her face . " Didn't you play out with the others today ? " she asked . " Yeah , " Jessamy lied . She had just caught sight of the clock . It was nearly six now , and she ...
... trying to peer into the cupboard , trying , Jess realised , to see her face . " Didn't you play out with the others today ? " she asked . " Yeah , " Jessamy lied . She had just caught sight of the clock . It was nearly six now , and she ...
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... trying to reconcile this Tilly with Tilly - who - was - ill . She'd changed again : two Tillys , nice Tilly , nasty Tilly , Tilly Tilly . She disagreed with Tilly's last statement with a frantic shake of her head . " I'll scream again ...
... trying to reconcile this Tilly with Tilly - who - was - ill . She'd changed again : two Tillys , nice Tilly , nasty Tilly , Tilly Tilly . She disagreed with Tilly's last statement with a frantic shake of her head . " I'll scream again ...
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... trying to think of other things as well , while TillyTilly reminded her that Shivs had sworn ( see this wet , see this dry , stick a needle in my eye ... ) not to tell . Tiny flames were leaping all around her , and Jess peeped at them ...
... trying to think of other things as well , while TillyTilly reminded her that Shivs had sworn ( see this wet , see this dry , stick a needle in my eye ... ) not to tell . Tiny flames were leaping all around her , and Jess peeped at them ...
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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