![]() ![]() 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. Oyeyemi's tales span multiple times and landscapes as they tease boundaries between coexisting realities. And in "If a Book Is Locked There's Probably a Good Reason for That Don't You Think," a key keeps a mystical diary locked (for good reason). "'Sorry' Doesn't Sweeten Her Tea" involves a "house of locks," where doors can be closed only with a key - with surprising, unobservable developments. In "Is Your Blood as Red as This?" an unlikely key opens the heart of a student at a puppeteering school. In "Books and Roses" one special key opens a library, a garden, and clues to at least two lovers' fates. The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secret - Oyeyemi's keys not only unlock elements of her characters' lives, they promise further labyrinths on the other side. Oyeyemi is a popular British author whose works include Mr. ![]() The stories feature some recurring characters, and all contain a literal or metaphorical key. Playful, ambitious, and exquisitely imagined, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours is cleverly built around the idea of keys, literal and metaphorical. What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (2015) is a collection of nine short stories written by Helen Oyeyemi. Fox comes an enchanting collection of intertwined stories. From the award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and Mr. ![]()
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