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  Helen Oyeyemi 24 January 2005  
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20 year old first novelist

Most writers sit down to write their novel hoping desperately that it will get published so they can see their name in print.

That wasn't a problem for Helen Oyeyemi who wrote her first novel, The Icarus Girl, while studying for her A Levels and without her parent's knowledge.


The Icarus Girl
Helen Oyeyemi
Bloomsbury


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