Excerpt from The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

Name: The Icarus Girl
Rating: 4.0 (7 reviews)
Author: Helen Oyeyemi
ISBN: 9780385513838

The Icarus Girl

by Helen Oyeyemi

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First Published:
Jun 1, 2005, 352 pages

Paperback:
Apr 2006, 352 pages

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- Adult Books From Child's Perspective
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Jess fell asleep slowly, her hand reaching for her dad's. She closed her eyes completely, and the darkness was warm and quiet, like a bubble lifting her higher even than the aeroplane.

Excerpted from The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi Copyright © 2005 by Helen Oyeyemi. Excerpted by permission of Nan A. Talese, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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