Oyeyemi, Helen
Gingerbread
- ISBN 13:
- 9781594634666
- author:
- Oyeyemi, Helen
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Riverhead Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 13 x 1.8 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Gingerbread: A Novel by Helen Oyeyemi is a wildly inventive tale that explores the mysterious place gingerbread holds in classic children's stories. In this bewitching novel, Perdita Lee and her mother Harriet uncover a surprising family legacy tied to a treasured recipe. As they navigate their lives, a gold-painted apartment and a popular gingerbread treat become entwined with their past and present. A complex web of relationships and encounters unfolds, revealing the enduring power of gingerbread as a constant value in the Lees' lives.
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