{"product_id":"what-is-not-yours-is-not-yours-9781594634642","title":"What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Transcendent.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eFlawless. . . another masterpiece from an author who seems incapable of writing anything that's less than brilliant.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBoy, Snow, Bird\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeaces\u003c\/i\u003e comes an enchanting collection of intertwined stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlayful, ambitious, and exquisitely imagined, \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Not Yours Is Not Yours\u003c\/i\u003e is cleverly built around the idea of keys, literal and metaphorical. The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secret--Oyeyemi's keys not only unlock elements of her characters' lives, they promise further labyrinths on the other side. In \"Books and Roses\" one special key opens a library, a garden, and clues to at least two lovers' fates. In \"Is Your Blood as Red as This?\" an unlikely key opens the heart of a student at a puppeteering school. \"'Sorry' Doesn't Sweeten Her Tea\" involves a \"house of locks,\" where doors can be closed only with a key--with surprising, unobservable developments. And in \"If a Book Is Locked There's Probably a Good Reason for That Don't You Think,\" a key keeps a mystical diary locked (for good reason). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOyeyemi's tales span multiple times and landscapes as they tease boundaries between coexisting realities. Is a key a gate, a gift, or an invitation? \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Not Yours Is Not Yours\u003c\/i\u003e captivates as it explores the many possible answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Oyeyemi \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Not Yours Is Not Yours \u003c\/i\u003ealong with five novels\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003emost recently \u003ci\u003eBoy, Snow, Bird, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the 2014\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize. She 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631314833682,"sku":"9781594634642","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a4afbfbe-3332-47ef-91be-0a98314b040f.jpg?v=1732768841","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-is-not-yours-is-not-yours-9781594634642","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}