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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... wasn't waiting for anybody and had vanished in a millisec- ond , leaving the sober , solemn expression behind . Jess felt as if she was finally getting somewhere . She couldn't help but smile in return as a sort of offering in homage to ...
... wasn't waiting for anybody and had vanished in a millisec- ond , leaving the sober , solemn expression behind . Jess felt as if she was finally getting somewhere . She couldn't help but smile in return as a sort of offering in homage to ...
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... wasn't flying away , she was standing still while the tunnel moved . And then the woman came to her , the woman that she had seen drawn in the Boys ' Quarters . She was fly- ing alongside a stream of debris and paper , and the first ...
... wasn't flying away , she was standing still while the tunnel moved . And then the woman came to her , the woman that she had seen drawn in the Boys ' Quarters . She was fly- ing alongside a stream of debris and paper , and the first ...
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... wasn't going to let Tilly Tilly get Shivs , she wasn't , she wasn't , she wasn't . " I told you that this McKenzie would only bring trouble , " Tilly Tilly had said finally , before emptying the room of herself , the candles , and ...
... wasn't going to let Tilly Tilly get Shivs , she wasn't , she wasn't , she wasn't . " I told you that this McKenzie would only bring trouble , " Tilly Tilly had said finally , before emptying the room of herself , the candles , and ...
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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