Book Cover What is Not Yours is Not Yours

What is Not Yours is Not Yours

of Helen Oyeyemi (Goodreads Author)

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The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secret—Oyeyemi’s keys not only unlock elements of her characters’ lives, they promise further labyrinths on the other side. In “Books and Roses” one special key opens a library, a garden, and clues to at least two lovers’ fates. In “Is Your Blood as Red as This?” an unlikely key opens the heart of a student at a puppeteering school. “‘Sorry’ Doesn’t Sweeten Her Tea” involves a “house of locks,” where doors can be closed only with a key—with surprising, unobservable developments. And in “If a Book Is Locked There’s Probably a Good Reason for That Don't You Think,” a key keeps a mystical diary locked (for good reason).  Oyeyemi’s tales span multiple times and landscapes as they tease boundaries between coexisting realities. Is a key a gate, a gift, or an invitation?

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Book Details

  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 325 pages
  • Publisher Riverhead Books
  • Publication Date March 8th 2016
  • First Publication Not informed
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9781594634635
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Poetry & Essays
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