Oyeyemi, Helen
The Opposite House
- ISBN 13:
- 9780747593102
- author:
- Oyeyemi, Helen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Opposite House by Helen Oyeyemi is a haunting and atmospheric novel about a young woman's search for her past. Maja's memories of her Caribbean homeland are fragmented and elusive, but one sound remains with her: the eerie voice of a woman singing at their farewell party.
Years later, as Maja herself becomes pregnant and struggles to come to terms with her own identity, she finds herself drawn back to the mysterious figure from her childhood. This is a story about the power of memory, the complexity of identity, and the search for connection in a world that often feels like an opposite house.
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