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This Motherless Land

A Novel

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This Motherless Land

By: Nikki May
Narrated by: Weruche Opia, Florence Howard
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From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a “vibrant” (Charmaine Wilkerson) decolonial retelling of Mansfield Park, exploring identity, culture, race, and love.

Quiet Funke is happy in Nigeria. She loves her art teacher mother, her professor father, and even her annoying little brother (most of the time). But when tragedy strikes, she’s sent to England, a place she knows only from her mother’s stories. To her dismay, she finds the much-lauded estate dilapidated, the food tasteless, the weather grey. Worse still, her mother’s family are cold and distant. With one exception: her cousin Liv.

Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family. She becomes fiercely protective of her little cousin, and her warmth and kindness give Funke a place to heal. The two girls grow into adulthood the closest of friends.

But the choices their mothers made haunt Funke and Liv and when a second tragedy occurs their friendship is torn apart. Against the long shadow of their shared family history, each woman will struggle to chart a path forward, separated by country, misunderstanding, and ambition.

Moving between Somerset and Lagos over the course of two decades, This Motherless Land is a sweeping examination of identity, culture, race, and love that asks how we find belonging and whether a family’s generational wrongs can be righted.

©2024 Nikki May (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
African American Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Fiction World Literature Tearjerking
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Engaging Storyline • Compelling Characters • Fantastic Voice Acting • Gripping Plot • Emotional Depth
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It’s impossible to list everything I loved because I loved it all! My only problem was understanding the strong accents by the “lessor” characters. However, that did not take away from the experience.

Best Ever

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I absolutely loved Wahala by Nikki May, so I was very excited to read her next work. This book didn’t disappoint. Admittedly, it was slow for me at first, and I found myself not as invested as I would’ve liked. But by the middle, I was hooked and couldn’t wait to find out what was next for Liv & Funke. Once again, I can’t wait to read what Nikki May does next.

Nikki May Does It Again

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A fast paced story of family and love and distance and connection and culture. Well narrated.

Expertly Woven Novel

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I couldn't imagine liking this more than her first novel but I do. The description doesn't convey the beauty of this book. Nikki May is an amazing storyteller. Also that the voice acting was a fantastic tapestry of accents. I hope this author writes many more novels!

She did it again!

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I absolutely loved this book. It was a great story line and the readers were wonderful.

5 Stars

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Loved the voices, loved the story, loved the ending. Story difficult at times. Highly recommend.

Beautiful saga

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Love the readers voices, beautifully done. Their tone added so much to each character. So many emotions throughout this story

Love the story

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a brilliant retelling of Jane Austen. a story of friendship and overcoming dysfunction in family. I loved the setting. the mix of Nigerian and England cultures was fascinating. highly recommend!

a brilliant retelling

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Strong character development, great plot development. Loved learning more about Nigerian culture, and seeing things from an alternative perspective.

Wonderful storytelling

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I really enjoyed how the cousins paths came back together for the good of both of them!

I loved the story

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