The audacious first novel from the award-winning and highly acclaimed
Helen Oyeyemi.
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.