Monthly Archives: January 2025

Nikki May’s sophomore novel, This Motherless Land, is a bumpy, angry, but rewarding train ride back to 1970s Nigeria and England.   The book opens with a warm, family-show-like snapshot of the Onyenuga family, complete with petty sibling squabbles between Funke and her brother Femi—a dynamic that beautifully brings the coming-of-age theme to life. It’s a […]