TY - BOOK AU - May,Nikki TI - This Motherless Land SN - 9780857527813 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2024/// CY - London : PB - Doubleday, an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ltd., KW - Cousins KW - Fiction KW - Dysfunctional families KW - Families KW - Belonging (Social psychology) KW - Somerset (England) KW - Fiction. KW - Domestic fiction N2 - 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? ER -