Helen Oyeyemi
Jessamy â€œJessâ€ 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 TillyTillyâ€™s visits become more disturbing, until Jess realizes she doesnâ€™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 â€” both real and spiritual â€” in this lyrical and bold debut.
Fiction,Fantasy,Magical Realism,Horror,Cultural,Africa,Western Africa,Nigeria,Contemporary,Novels,Literary Fiction,European Literature,British Literature
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