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Born in Bristol and raised in Lagos, Nikki May is Anglo-Nigerian. Her critically acclaimed debut novel WAHALA 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. THIS MOTHERLESS LAND is her second novel. Nikki lives in Dorset with her husband, two standard Schnauzers and way too many books. She should be working on her third book but is probably reading. Twitter/X- @NikkiOMay Instagram- @NikkiMayWriter
A wonderfully nostalgic and moving novel about family, identity and belonging . . . This decades-spanning story is a compelling tour de force. * RED * A spirited modern retelling of Mansfield Park set in Lagos and Somerset . . . Page-turning and cinematic * OBSERVER * [A] warm, engaging retelling of Mansfield Park . . . a novel that celebrates the transformative power of friendship, love and home * MAIL ON SUNDAY * A clever, fresh retelling of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, focusing on identity and family * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING * A spirited exploration of culture and kinship--of how we belong, and to whom * BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY * A vibrant coming-of-age story * CHARMAINE WILKERSON * A gripping and poignant family saga that illuminates the lasting bond between two extraordinary cousins. I was completely immersed in this entrancing story * NITA PROSE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE MAID and THE MYSTERY GUEST * THIS MOTHERLESS LAND takes Nikki May's writing to new heights. It's a novel about so many things - identity, belonging and acceptance; sisterhood, family and forgiveness - all wrapped up in the most compulsive and moving story. Funke and Liv gripped me from the start and didn't let go - their bond proves, across continents and decades, through adversity, prejudices and sacrifice, that love has the power to save a life again and again. Deeply emotional and wildly entertaining, this is a novel to treasure * EMMA STONEX, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS * At the core of it, This Motherless Land is a love story (not the romantic kind) between Liv and Funke, the cousins that life showed real pepper but they came out winning. Nikki May writes with the intent to tug at the heartstrings and she does exactly that with this book * DAMILARE KUKU * Utter perfection from start to finish, This Motherless Land broke my heart then put it back together. * LAURA MARSHALL, author of FRIEND REQUEST * Stunning. Beautiful. Instantly absorbing storytelling woven through with so much truth about family, childhood, culture and belonging. * LAUREN BRAVO, author of PRELOVED * A fantastic book. Highly original * LIZ NUGENT * A fierce and evocative retelling of Mansfield Park. Funke and Liv are cousins, united (and torn apart) by tragedy and neglect, finding their place in the world. It's a vivid, moving and epic family saga * BETH MORREY, author of SAVING MISSY * Brilliantly observant, funny, moving and addictive read. I loved it * KATE SAWYER * This Motherless Land is completely brilliant. Exploring questions around home, family, love and community, it is a compulsive re-imagining of Mansfield Park, told by the most wonderful, authentic characters. I loved it. * JENNIE GODFREY, author of A LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS * A clever, modern retelling of Mansfield Park about grief and survival * GRAZIA * A gorgeous, sweeping novel * i NEWSPAPER * A smart, modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park * BA HIGH LIFE *
