What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

A VULTURE (NEW YORK MAGAZINE) BEST BOOK OF 2016 SO FAR
A TIME MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF 2016 SO FAR
ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POSTâ€™S 37 BOOKS WEâ€™VE LOVED SO FAR IN 2016
ONE OF APPLEâ€™S BEST BOOKS OF 2016 SO FARÂ

"Transcendent." â€”The New York Times Book Review

"Flawless. . .Â another masterpiece from an author who seems incapable of writing anything that's less than brilliant."Â â€”NPR

From the award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and Mr. Fox comes an enchanting collection of intertwined stories.
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Playful, ambitious, and exquisitely imagined, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours is cleverly built around the idea of keys, literal and metaphorical. The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secretâ€”Oyeyemiâ€™s keys not only unlock elements of her charactersâ€™ lives, they promise further labyrinths on the other side. In â€œBooks and Rosesâ€ one special key opens a library, a garden, and clues to at least two loversâ€™ fates. In â€œIs Your Blood as Red as This?â€ an unlikely key opens the heart of a student at a puppeteering school. â€œâ€˜Sorryâ€™ Doesnâ€™t Sweeten Her Teaâ€ involves a â€œhouse of locks,â€ where doors can be closed only with a keyâ€”with surprising, unobservable developments. And in â€œIf a Book Is Locked Thereâ€™s Probably a Good Reason for That Don't You Think,â€ a key keeps a mystical diary locked (for good reason).
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Oyeyemiâ€™s tales span multiple times and landscapes as they tease boundaries between coexisting realities. Is a key a gate, a gift, or an invitation? What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours captivates as it explores the many possible answers.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Riverhead Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-03-08
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Riverhead Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-03-08
Format	Kindle eBook

What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

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