20-year-old British novelist and playwright!
The Icarus Girl, which will soon be avialable in 13 different countries, deals with depression and loneliness, and the Yoruba beliefs about twins and the spirit world. Oyeyemi, whose troubled childhood is reflected in Jessamy's story, was clinically depressed and suicidal by 15. She has said that writing Jessamy's story fixed her up. Oyeyemi is now working on her second novel, about Afro-Cuban myths and the gods that slaves brought to the new world.
She says that she "doesn't see writing as a full-time career", and that she wouldn't mind being a librarian.
Helen has had many fears in her life, including aliens, the IRA, and ghost, but is most afraid of "white noise".
Did you know?: Helen and her sister played with an imaginary friend named Chimmy, who was run over when Helen was 8. She is the oldest of three children, Mary, 16, who found Helen after her suicide attempt, and Tony, 7, who is profoundly autistic.
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