Helen Oyeyemi is the author of The Icarus Girl, The Opposite House, White is for Witching (which won the Somerset Maugham Award), Mr Fox and the short story collection What is Not Yours is Not Yours. In 2013, Helen was included in Granta's Best of Young British Novelists.
A truly exceptional work of fiction, by a writer we should be delirious to have as a contemporary -- <i>Independent </i>on <i>What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours</i> Enchanting . . . the breadth of Oyeyemi's imagination is impressive, teetering, as ever, on the edge of magical realism. Her use of fairytales, folklore and ghost stories is distinctly reminiscent of the work ofAngela Carter . . . inviting, luscious prose -- <i>Guardian</i> on <i>What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours</i> Wild, luscious and startling . . . Oyeyemi glides seamlessly across time, space and genre -- <i>Financial Times</i> on <i>What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours</i>