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| #960971 in Books | Anchor | 2008-06-10 | 2008-06-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.80 x.60 x5.20l,.44 | File type: PDF | 272 pages | ||16 of 17 people found the following review helpful.| A Different World...|By Mocha Girl|The Opposite House by Helen Oyeyemi is a somewhat complex novel that focuses on the antics of Maja Carrerra, a Cuban-born Londoner, who is pregnant by her white Ghanaian boyfriend and "the opposite house" where a Santerian goddess, Aya Saramagua, ventures out to find her roots amid a prevalent `ache/longing' that seems to permeate her world.|From Publishers Weekly|Oyeyemi (Icarus Girl) returns to the realms of myth and magic in her second novel, the rewarding and challenging narrative of Maja, a 24-year-old black Cuban woman whose family fled Castro's revolution for London when she was seven.
Lyrical and intensely moving, The Opposite House explores the thin wall between myth and reality through the alternating tales of two young women. Growing up in London, Maja, a singer, always struggled to negotiate her Afro-Cuban background with her physical home. Yemaya is a Santeria emissary who lives in a mysterious somewherehouse with two doors: one opening to London, the other to Lagos. She is troubled by the ease with which her fellow emissaries have disguis...
You easily download any file type for your device.The Opposite House | Helen Oyeyemi.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
