An edition of The Opposite House (2007)

The opposite house

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An edition of The Opposite House (2007)

The opposite house

1st U.S. ed
  • 12 Want to read

Maja, daughter of a black Cuban couple, was only five years old when the family emigrated to London. Growing up, she speaks Spanish and English, but longs for a connection to her African roots. Now in her early twenties, Maja is haunted by the desire to make sense of the threads of her history; meanwhile, her mother has found comfort in Santería--a faith that melds Catholic saints and the Yoruba gods of West African religion. Maja's narrative is one of two parallel voices in this novel. Yemaya Saramagua speaks from the other side of the reality wall--in the Somewherehouse, which has two doors, one opening to London, the other to Lagos. A Yoruban goddess, Yemaya is troubled by the ease with which her fellow gods have disguised themselves as saints and reappeared under different names and faces. As Maja and Yemaya move closer to understanding themselves, they realize that the journey to discovering where home truly lies is at once painful and exhilarating.--From publisher description.

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Language
English
Pages
257

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Fiction

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR6115.Y49 O67 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
257 p. ;
Number of pages
257

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17228989M
Internet Archive
oppositehouse00oyey
ISBN 10
0385513844
ISBN 13
9780385513845
LCCN
2006036812
OCLC/WorldCat
76786580
Library Thing
2598854
Goodreads
883739

Work Description

Maja was five years old when her black Cuban family emigrated from the Caribbean to London, leaving her with one complete memory: a woman singing in a voice both eerie and enthralling at their farewell party. Now, almost twenty years later, Maja herself is a singer, pregnant and haunted by what she calls her Cuba. -- Publisher description.

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