Recommended read... This Motherless Land - Nikki May

Collected customer recommends... An emotional roller coaster of a read sliding from laugh out loud funny to infuriating to painfully sad to joyful. As the story moves from the 1970's through the '80's and into the '90's watch out for the 'product placement' - it's great fun and helps recreate the eras beautifully. A thoroughly enjoyable read for fans of  Nikki Payne, Sonali Dev, Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell. 

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When Funke’s mother dies in an accident in Lagos, she’s sent to live with her maternal family in England. Against a backdrop of condescension and mild neglect, sensible Funke strives to fit in, determined to become one of them.

Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family, to be nothing like them. Fiercely protective of Funke, she at last has an ally. The two cousins give each other what they need most: love. But the past casts long shadows and the choices made by their mothers haunt them, shaping the trajectory of their adult lives. Can they escape their legacy?

Witty, warm, hugely entertaining, This Motherless Land bridges three decades and two continents, delving into the thorny territories of race and culture and belonging. At its heart is a story about love and how it can make the difference between surviving and thriving.