ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – This Motherless Land by Nikki Could – Brief E book and Scribes

This Motherless Land by Nikki Could was printed by Doubleday on 18th July 2024 in hardcover, eBook and audiobook. My because of the publishers for the fabulous proof package deal – the Dip Dab was swiftly snaffled by my son!

When Funke’s mom dies in an accident in Lagos, she’s despatched to stay along with her maternal household in England. In opposition to a backdrop of condescension and gentle neglect, wise Funke strives to slot in, decided to turn into considered one of them.

Free-spirited Liv has all the time wished to interrupt freed from her joyless household, to be nothing like them. Fiercely protecting of Funke, she eventually has an ally. The 2 cousins give one another what they want most: love.

However the previous casts lengthy shadows and the alternatives made by their moms hang-out them, shaping the trajectory of their grownup lives. Can they escape their legacy?

Witty, heat, vastly entertaining, This Motherless Land bridges three a long time and two continents, delving into the thorny territories of race and tradition and belonging. At its coronary heart is a narrative about love and the way it could make the distinction between surviving and thriving.

This Motherless Land is the story of two women, Funke and Liv. Funke is Nigerian and Liv is British and when Funke’s stunning household is torn aside in a tragic accident she is shipped to England to stay along with her mom’s estranged household. Liv is Funke’s cousin and so they turn into nice pals, however Liv’s upbringing along with her unkind and grasping mom results in some actions which have far-reaching results for each of the ladies.

The story begins in 1978 and follows Funke and Liv over the next twenty years. I beloved each little bit of this sensible and heart-warming story. Each foremost characters completely captured my coronary heart. Funke may be very straightforward to love as she has a form nature, and Liv is extra of an up and down character, self-destructive at occasions however in the end she redeems herself.

This ebook is a retelling of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen but when, like me, you aren’t actually that conversant in that ebook then don’t fear as you don’t must be. Nevertheless, it’s straightforward to see the place the inspiration comes from with a big nation home, poisonous family members, a pleasant heroine in want of rescue, light grandeur and greed all taking part in their half within the story. The place This Motherless Land actually stands out is the Nigerian facet, the tradition, the traditions, and the juxtaposition between all of that and the standard British stiff higher lip and higher class superiority. I loved each settings very a lot and thought the writer portrayed them rather well, maybe as a result of she is Anglo-Nigerian herself and so is ready to depict the great and dangerous components of each authentically.

I beloved Nikki Could’s debut, Wahala, and I beloved This Motherless Land simply as a lot (possibly extra!) with its brilliantly-drawn characters, settings that transported me there and a plot that drew me in, made me smile and broke my coronary heart. What a wonderful learn!

Born in Bristol and raised in Lagos, Nikki Could is Anglo-Nigerian. Her critically acclaimed debut novel WAHALA received the Comedy Girls In Print New Voice Prize, was longlisted for the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and the Numerous Books Award, and is being became a significant BBC TV drama sequence.

THIS MOTHERLESS LAND is her second novel.
Nikki lives in Dorset along with her husband, two commonplace Schnauzers and means too many books. She needs to be engaged on her third ebook however might be studying.

Twitter/X: @NikkiOMay
Instagram: @NikkiMayWriter