Helen Oyeyemi

"It was Nigeria. That was the problem. Nigeria felt ugly." (Part 1, Chapter 1, Page 6)

"He was looking at her, but in a distracted manner, as if she was something to look at while he waited for something else.”(Page 15)

”Jess shrank, her arms raised protectively over her head in anticipation of another blow. Her dad spoke tentatively from behind her: ‘Sarah, I was handling that ...’" (Page 326)