Gingerbread ;
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, New York : Riverhead Books, ©2019.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
258 pages ; 23 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC OYE
Description
"Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in classic children's stories, beloved novelist Helen Oyeyemi invites readers into a delightful tale of a surprising family legacy, in which the inheritance is a recipe. Perdita Lee may appear to be your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are. For one thing, they share a gold-painted, seventh-floor walk-up apartment with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. And then there's the gingerbread they make. Londoners may find themselves able to take or leave it, but it's very popular in Druhástrana, the far-away (or, according to many sources, non-existent) land of Harriet Lee's early youth. The world's truest lover of the Lee family gingerbread, however, is Harriet's charismatic childhood friend Gretel Kercheval--a figure who seems to have had a hand in everything (good or bad) that has happened to Harriet since they met. Decades later, when teenaged Perdita sets out to find her mother's long-lost friend, it prompts a new telling of Harriet's story. As the book follows the Lees through encounters with jealousy, ambition, family grudges, work, wealth, and real estate, gingerbread seems to be the one thing that reliably holds a constant value"--
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East Hampton Adult Fiction
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Bethany/Clark Adult Collection
FIC OYE
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Bill (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Oyeyemi
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FIC.
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Durham Adult Fiction
FIC OYEYEMI
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Essex Adult Fiction
OYEYEMI
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Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC OYEYEMI
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/OYEYEMI
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Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction
F OYEYEMI
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Meriden Adult Fiction
FIC OYEYEMI
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Mitchell College Book Stacks
PR6115 .Y49 2019
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New London Adult Fiction
FIC OYEYEMI
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North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC OVEYEMI (APR 19)
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Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Oyeyemi
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Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC OYE
Due Apr 5, 2025
Wallingford Adult Fiction
OYEYEMI
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Unknown
ISBN:
9781594634659
Notes
Description
"Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in classic children's stories, beloved novelist Helen Oyeyemi invites readers into a delightful tale of a surprising family legacy, in which the inheritance is a recipe. Perdita Lee may appear to be your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are. For one thing, they share a gold-painted, seventh-floor walk-up apartment with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. And then there's the gingerbread they make. Londoners may find themselves able to take or leave it, but it's very popular in Druhástrana, the far-away (or, according to many sources, non-existent) land of Harriet Lee's early youth. The world's truest lover of the Lee family gingerbread, however, is Harriet's charismatic childhood friend Gretel Kercheval--a figure who seems to have had a hand in everything (good or bad) that has happened to Harriet since they met. Decades later, when teenaged Perdita sets out to find her mother's long-lost friend, it prompts a new telling of Harriet's story. As the book follows the Lees through encounters with jealousy, ambition, family grudges, work, wealth, and real estate, gingerbread seems to be the one thing that reliably holds a constant value"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Oyeyemi, H. (2019). Gingerbread ;. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Oyeyemi, Helen. 2019. Gingerbread ;. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Oyeyemi, Helen, Gingerbread ;. Riverhead Books, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Oyeyemi, Helen. Gingerbread ;. Riverhead Books, 2019.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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