The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secret, Oyeyemi’s keys not only unlock elements of her characters, lives, they promise further labyrinths on the other side. In “Books and Roses” one special key opens a library, a garden, and clues to at least two lovers’ fates. In “Is Your Blood as Red as This” an unlikely key opens the heart of a student at a puppeteering school. “Sorr Doesn’t Sweeten Her Tea” involves a “house of locks,” where doors can be closed only with a key, with surprising, unobservable developments. And in “If a Book Is Locked There’s Probably a Good Reason for That Don’t You Think,” a key keeps a mystical diary locked (for good reason).
Oyeyemi’s tales span multiple times and landscapes as they tease boundaries between coexisting realities. Is a key a gate, a gift, or an invitation?
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