SAT作文素材10:A student#039;s first novel
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="Essay">Essay</span>作文素材￡400,000 <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="novel">novel</span></p><p> <span word="An">An</span> 18-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> ￡400,000 <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="history">history</span>.<span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Oyeyemi">Oyeyemi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Corpus">Corpus</span> <span word="Christi">Christi</span> <span word="College">College</span>, <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="bracket">bracket</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accountant">accountant</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Rowling">Rowling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zadie">Zadie</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Oyeyemi">Oyeyemi</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="book">book</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Bloomsbury">Bloomsbury</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bowled">bowled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Icarus">Icarus</span> <span word="Girl">Girl</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="Jessamy">Jessamy</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="genius">genius</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="Tilly">Tilly</span> <span word="Tilly">Tilly</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span>.</p><p> <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="darker">darker</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Tilly">Tilly</span> <span word="Tilly">Tilly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="Jessamys">Jessamys</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="astonished">astonished</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="snapped">snapped</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="exams">exams</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="theology">theology</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Oyeyemi">Oyeyemi</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Underground">Underground</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="rewrote">rewrote</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Laurie">Laurie</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="ending">ending</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Icarus">Icarus</span> <span word="Girl">Girl</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Notre">Notre</span> <span word="Dame">Dame</span> <span word="School">School</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>, <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="Wade">Wade</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Alexandra">Alexandra</span> <span word="Pringle">Pringle</span>, <span word="editor">editor</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bloomsbury">Bloomsbury</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="Donna">Donna</span> <span word="Tartts">Tartts</span> <span word="editor">editor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="prose">prose</span> <span word="sings">sings</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="page">page</span>, <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Pringle">Pringle</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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