01428nam a2200265 i 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022020004000063040002500103082001500128100002700143245004000170264007500210300002500285336002100310337002500331338002300356520060100379650002300980650003701003650002301040650004301063650003501106655002101141PPAK20251023110705.0251023s2024 enk gr 000 fbeng d a9780857527813cRM 103.50qpaperback aPPAKbengcPPAKerda04223a823.921 aMay, Nikki, eauthor. 10aThis Motherless Land /cNikki May.  1aLondon : bDoubleday, an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ltd., c2024 a341 pages ;c24 cm.  atext2rdacontent aunmediated2rdamedia avolume2rdacarrier aWhen 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?10aCousins vFiction 20aDysfunctional families vFiction20aFamilies vFiction20aBelonging (Social psychology)vFiction20aSomerset (England) vFiction.  7aDomestic fiction