{"product_id":"this-motherless-land-9780063084308","title":"This Motherless Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREAD WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON \u003cem\u003eTODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A vibrant coming-of-age story.\" -- Charmaine Wilkerson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I was completely immersed.\" -- Nita Prose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eWahala, \u003c\/em\u003ea stunning reimagining of Jane Austen's \u003cem\u003eMansfield Park: \u003c\/em\u003eSplit between England and Nigeria, two extraordinary cousins are set on vastly different paths as they come to terms with their shared family history--a masterful exploration of race, identity, and love. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuiet \u003cstrong\u003eFunke\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree-spirited \u003cstrong\u003eLiv\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving between Somerset and Lagos over the course of two decades, \u003cem\u003eThis Motherless Land \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMay, Nikki:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in Bristol and raised in Lagos, \u003cstrong\u003eNikki May \u003c\/strong\u003eis Anglo-Nigerian. Her critically acclaimed debut novel \u003cem\u003eWahala\u003c\/em\u003e won the Comedy Women In Print New Voice Prize, was longlisted for the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and the Diverse Books Award, and is being turned into a major BBC TV drama series. Nikki lives in Dorset with her husband, two standard Schnauzers and way too many books. She should be working on her next book but is probably reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580287877394,"sku":"9780063084308","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f1d2e17c-4bc5-44a2-996f-c280ee15843e.jpg?v=1756215010","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-motherless-land-9780063084308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}