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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... 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. She continued in the dark without getting up to switch on a light, but ...
... 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. She continued in the dark without getting up to switch on a light, but ...
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... going through customs. The official behind the desk had a neat moustache and goatee beard, and his expression had been polite; in fact, overpolite. So solicitous that his face was immobile, and Jess, looking at him from a short distance ...
... going through customs. The official behind the desk had a neat moustache and goatee beard, and his expression had been polite; in fact, overpolite. So solicitous that his face was immobile, and Jess, looking at him from a short distance ...
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... going smack smack smack against the concrete of the 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 ...
... going smack smack smack against the concrete of the 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 ...
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... I was saying “mmmmm” because you called me,' she protested. 'Even then, it's “Yes, grandfather” . . . I mean, what is this “mmmm”?' Jess gave up. 'I don't know what my mother did.' (Yoa're going to tell me and she's going to get 25.
... I was saying “mmmmm” because you called me,' she protested. 'Even then, it's “Yes, grandfather” . . . I mean, what is this “mmmm”?' Jess gave up. 'I don't know what my mother did.' (Yoa're going to tell me and she's going to get 25.
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Helen Oyeyemi. (Yoa're going to tell me and she's going to get angry. I can see it already because she's all nervous.) Jess wasn't sure whose side she was supposed to be on if her grandfather told her something really bad and secret ...
Helen Oyeyemi. (Yoa're going to tell me and she's going to get angry. I can see it already because she's all nervous.) Jess wasn't sure whose side she was supposed to be on if her grandfather told her something really bad and secret ...
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