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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 disguised themselves behind the
personas of saints and by her inability to recognize them. Interweaving
these two tales. Helen Oyeyemi, acclaimed author of "The Icarus Girl,"
spins a dazzling tale about faith, identity, and self-discovery.
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