This Motherless Land
This Motherless Land by Nikki May
Storyline: After her mother dies, Funke is sent from Lagos to Somerset, where she grows up between cultures, expectations, and the gravitational pull of another family. Moving across decades and continents, the novel traces love, rivalry, betrayal, and the lifelong ache of trying to understand where—and with whom—you belong.
Why it fits the Healing & Growth reader profile: It explores maternal loss, displacement, identity, and the difficult healing that comes from naming family wounds.
Author: Nikki May is a British-Nigerian novelist and the author of Wahala and This Motherless Land, writing vividly about family, culture, and belonging.
Published 2024-10-29 • Hardcover edition