The Icarus GirlBloomsbury Publishing, 10.05.2013 - 288 Seiten 'This is a beautiful, haunting story of precocious eight-year-old Jessamy ... This compelling tale of folklore and cultural differences is sure to top the bestseller lists' Daily Mail 'A moving study of alienation' Guardian 'An astonishing achievement' Sunday Telegraph _______________ Jessamy Harrison is eight years old. Sensitive, whimsical, possessed of a powerful imagination, she spends hours writing, reading or simply hiding in the dark warmth of the airing cupboard. As the half-and-half child of an English father and a Nigerian mother, Jess just can't shake off the feeling of being alone wherever she goes, and other kids are wary of her terrified fits of screaming. When she is taken to her mother's family compound in Nigeria, she encounters Titiola, a ragged little girl her own age. It seems that at last Jess has found someone who will understand her. TillyTilly knows secrets both big and small. But as she shows Jess just how easy it is to hurt those around her, Jess begins to realise that she doesn't know who TillyTilly is at all. |
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... floor, chin in hand, motionless except for the movement of her other hand going back and forth across the page. She was writing, crossing out, rewriting, fighting with words and punctuation to mould her sentiment into the perfect form ...
... floor, chin in hand, motionless except for the movement of her other hand going back and forth across the page. She was writing, crossing out, rewriting, fighting with words and punctuation to mould her sentiment into the perfect form ...
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... floor like water from a bucket. The heat was emptying her out already. Two thin, tall men in khaki shorts were helping people to load their luggage off the carousel. Luggage was moving past her in a disorderly line, some of it in big ...
... floor like water from a bucket. The heat was emptying her out already. Two thin, tall men in khaki shorts were helping people to load their luggage off the carousel. Luggage was moving past her in a disorderly line, some of it in big ...
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... floor. Her aunt took a seat and began asking her questions, but as usual she was too overwhelmed by taste and colour to speak properly. She could not say very much about herself and whether or not she liked Nigeria so far, because, as ...
... floor. Her aunt took a seat and began asking her questions, but as usual she was too overwhelmed by taste and colour to speak properly. She could not say very much about herself and whether or not she liked Nigeria so far, because, as ...
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... floor and was staring at him wide—eyed, her mouth half—open. 'What does ornago mean? Is it bad? Was that a bad thing you said about my dad?' Jess questioned, sternly. It sounded bad. Her grandfather shook his head slowly as Aunty Eunke ...
... floor and was staring at him wide—eyed, her mouth half—open. 'What does ornago mean? Is it bad? Was that a bad thing you said about my dad?' Jess questioned, sternly. It sounded bad. Her grandfather shook his head slowly as Aunty Eunke ...
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... floor. 'That thing is not in you,' he said, as they wandered outside. One afternoon, Aunty Funke took Jess, Bose and Femi to the zoo. 'It's sponsored by the University of Ibadan, so most people just call it the UI zoo,' Jess's mum ...
... floor. 'That thing is not in you,' he said, as they wandered outside. One afternoon, Aunty Funke took Jess, Bose and Femi to the zoo. 'It's sponsored by the University of Ibadan, so most people just call it the UI zoo,' Jess's mum ...
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