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The Opposite House

The Opposite House( )
Author: Oyeyemi, Helen
ISBN:978-0-7475-9067-5
Publication Date:Jul 2007
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $29.95
Book Description:

Maja Carmen Carrera, the daughter of a black Cuban couple, was only five years old when the family emigrated from the Caribbean to London, leaving her with one complete memory- a woman singing eerily at the farewell party while little Maja and an older girl peered out from beneath a table. Now, almost twenty years later, Maja herself is a singer with a small band, in love with her boyfriend, pregnant and haunted by what she calls 'her Cuba.' Growing up in London, she...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / City Life
Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.6 x 21.5 cm
Author Biography
Oyeyemi, Helen (Author)
Helen Oyeyemi was born on December 10, 1984 in Nigeria. She attended Corpus Christie College and later graduated form Cambridge University in 2006. She has authored seven books including: Boy, Snow, Bird, What is Not Yours in Not Yours, Mr. Fox and The Icarus Girl. She won the PEN/Open Book Award in 2017 for "What is Not Yours is Not Yours".

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