{"product_id":"the-icarus-girl-9781400078752","title":"The Icarus Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe audacious first novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBoy, Snow, Bird\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Not Yours Is Not Yours - \u003c\/i\u003e\"Oyeyemi brilliantly conjures up the raw emotions and playground banter of childhood. . . . A masterly first novel.\"-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Remarkable. . . . As original as it is unsettling, \u003ci\u003eThe Icarus Girl\u003c\/i\u003e runs straight at the heart of what it means to belong.\"- \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJessamy \"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Oyeyemi \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of five novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eBoy, Snow, Bird, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the 2014\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize; and the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Not Yours Is Not Yours. \u003c\/i\u003eShe received a 2010 Somerset Maugham Award and a 2012 Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award. In 2013, she was named one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Young British Novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298397487378,"sku":"9781400078752","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a96134ca-76fa-49ff-ad30-3012b43ea39d.jpg?v=1747818880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-icarus-girl-9781400078752","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}