The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi

The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi

The audacious first novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of Boy, Snow, Bird and What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours * "Oyeyemi brilliantly conjures up the raw emotions and playground banter of childhood. . . . A masterly first novel."-The New York Times Book Review

"Remarkable. . . . As original as it is unsettling, The Icarus Girl runs straight at the heart of what it means to belong."- O, The Oprah Magazine

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.

Helen Oyeyemi is the author of the story collection What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, as well as five novels, the most recent of which was a nominee for the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Boy, Snow, Bird. She won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2010 and the Hurston/Wright Heritage Award in 2012. Granta called her one of the Best Young British Novelists in 2013.

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ISBN 13	9781400078752
ISBN 10	140007875X
Title	The Icarus Girl
Author	Helen Oyeyemi
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
Year published	2006-04-11
Number of pages	352
Prizes	Winner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.