Helen Oyeyemi Books
Boy, Snow, Bird
"[R]ecasts the Snow White fairy tale as a story of family secrets, race, beauty, and vanity. In the winter of 1953, Boy Novak arrives by chance in a small town in Massachusetts looking, she believe...
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What is not yours is not yours
From the award-winning author of "Boy, Snow, Bird" comes an enchanting and thought-provoking collection of intertwined stories. Playful, ambitious, and exquisitely imagined, the stories are cleverl...
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The Icarus Girl
The audacious first novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of Boy, Snow, Bird and What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours • “Oyeyemi brilliantly conjures up the raw emotions and playground bant...
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The opposite house
Maja, daughter of a black Cuban couple, was only five years old when the family emigrated to London. Growing up, she speaks Spanish and English, but longs for a connection to her African roots. Now...
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