Portrait of Liliya, a character in the novel The Hammock and the Hummingbirds by Karine Baridon.Liliya in a scene from the novel
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The Costume Maker with Magic FingersLiliya, Coraline’s niece

You haven’t got enough to work with!

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“Sorry Auntie, I can only do you a tiny braid, you haven’t got enough to work with! But I can do you a wig, I’ve got loads to choose from.” (ch. 27)

“Not at all! There are way more than you’d think, they’re everywhere!” (ch. 27)

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Who is she?

Coraline’s niece, Helena’s daughter
What she doesAll the Vikings’ costumes, the hairstyles and the set design for the film.
Her most memorable clientThe Axe, whose braids she does.
Her voiceSoft and teasing.
Who she sees in the bookHer mother Helena · her aunt Coraline · her grandparents

The why

She has no sister, but she has friends and cousins. So she feeds her imagination with her costumes and her fictional characters.

Creative and funny, she has the talent her aunt lacks: taming hair. She dressed the whole shoot.

She kindly tells him that when it comes to nature, we’re not all equal, and offers him alternatives: braided wigs, each one more gorgeous than the last.

What people say about her

“A twinkling star, who loves cracking jokes and doing impressions to make us laugh!” (acknowledgements)

“My niece did all the Vikings’ costumes, the hairstyles and the set design, she’s incredibly talented, it’s mad!” (ch. 27)

“Your niece, Liliya, she’s got magic fingers!” (the Viking, ch. 27)

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