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'Transcendent.'—The New York Times Book Review'Flawless... another masterpiece from an author who seems incapable of writing anything that's less than brilliant.'—NPRFrom the award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and Peaces comes an enchanting collection of intertwined stories. 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 secret—Oyeyemi's keys not only unlock elements of her characters'lives, they promise further labyrinths on the other side. In “Books and Roses” one special key opens a library, a garden, and clues to at least two lovers'fates. In “Is Your Blood as Red as This?” an unlikely key opens the heart of a student at a puppeteering school. “‘Sorry'Doesn't Sweeten Her Tea” involves a “house of locks,” where doors can be closed only with a key—with surprising, unobservable developments. 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). Oyeyemi's tales span multiple times and landscapes as they tease boundaries between coexisting rea

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Author

Oyeyemi, Helen, author; Oyeyemi, Helen. Books and roses

Publisher

New York: Riverhead Books

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594634635

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Short Stories, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.62 / 5 (5,470 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14