This is a book that my sister passed to me. It is the story of Jessamy (ironic as that is a combination of our names) who returns to Nigeria. She is the eight year old daughter of a Nigerian mother and white British father. Whilst in Nigeria she meets a mysterious girl who slowly lets her in to a family secret.
This is Helen Oyeyemi's first novel, and she wrote this when she was still doing her A-levels. Impressive and I would be interested to see if she is able to produce another good quality book in the future. There are some really interesting ideas, although I did see a few of them coming.
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