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The Icarus Girl

By Helen Oyeyemi

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The Icarus Girl

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'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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2006-02-06
Publication Date:
2006-02-06
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0747578869
ISBN13:
9780747578864
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
14
Maximum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
261 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
199 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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