Initially Jessamy is more excited and intrigued, but in time becomes worried and concerned as effects are felt by those close to her. When bad or negative things happen to those around her Jessamy sees TillyTilly’s hand in this and thinks she/TillyTilly is the cause. There was something about her that was out of proportion. “A girl was standing silently above her, looking down at her with narrow, dark eyes so dark that, to Jess, lying on the ground, they seemed pupil-less. For some reviewers the relationship with TillyTilly moves the book into the horror or supernatural genres I understand why this is TillyTilly can also affect other people as well. Whilst in Nigeria Jessamy meets a friend called Titiola (named TillyTilly by Jessamy) a friend no one else seems to be able to see who can make things happen and do things no one else can (going on rides in the fairground when it is closed for instance. Jessamy is quite precocious for her age, but she is also prone to difficult behaviours. It revolves around Jessamy Harrison the child of a Nigerian mother and an English father. Oyeyemi wrote this whilst still doing her A levels at the age of eighteen! It is an interesting exploration of a troubled child looking at imaginary friends, mental health vs normalcy, identity, twins, loss and conflicting cultures.
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