9 Best adult books like This Motherless Land by Nikki May

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This Motherless Land

By: Nikki May

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a “vibrant” (Charmaine Wilkerson) retelling of Mansfield Park,…

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Cover of The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre

1. The Cracked Mirror

By: Chris Brookmyre

4.07

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT THAT CRIME NOVEL You know Johnny Hawke. Hard-bitten LAP… read more

Similar categories in Chris Brookmyre's The Cracked Mirror book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. The Instrumentalist

By: Harriet Constable

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Venice. 1704. In this city of glittering splendour, desperation and destitution are never far away.… read more

Similar categories in Harriet Constable's The Instrumentalist book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • adult
  • fiction
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3. The Silence In Between

By: Josie Ferguson

4.48

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your n… read more

Similar categories in Josie Ferguson's The Silence In Between book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
"Evil demanded little of me – it merely asked me to stay silent, to do nothing. And I complied."

-Josie Ferguson, The Silence In Between

"Mozart said that music is not in the notes but in the silence in between. I think that's where our souls are – hidden in that silence."

-Josie Ferguson, The Silence In Between

"These are stories from the past, but they are still echoing now, in the present. As I write this, Russian forces are using rape as a weapon of war against Ukrainian women; deported mothers are being …"

-Josie Ferguson, The Silence In Between

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4. The Dead Friend Project

By: Joanna Wallace

3.77

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone needs a hobby... Things haven't been going well for Beth. Her husband has left her for … read more

Similar categories in Joanna Wallace's The Dead Friend Project book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Shy Creatures

By: Clare Chambers

4.43

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In all failed relationships there is a point that passes unnoticed at the time, which can later be … read more

Similar categories in Clare Chambers's Shy Creatures book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. I Love You, I Love You, I Love You

By: Laura Dockrill

4.06

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

Ella and Lowe are teenagers when they first meet. For her, it’s love at first sight. But it’s safes… read more

Similar categories in Laura Dockrill's I Love You, I Love You, I Love You book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of This Motherless Land by Nikki May

7. This Motherless Land

By: Nikki May

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a “vibrant” (Charmaine Wilkerson) retelling of Mansfield Park,… read more

Similar categories in Nikki May's This Motherless Land book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • literary fiction
  • retellings
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • african literature
  • adult
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8. Goodbye Birdie Greenwing

By: Ericka Waller

4.29

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

Great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget...Birdie, Ada and Jane … read more

Similar categories in Ericka Waller's Goodbye Birdie Greenwing book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. Teddy

By: Emily Dunlay

3.57

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Lessons in Chemistry  meets  Mad Men  in this wildly entertaining debut novel, set in glamorous Rom… read more

Similar categories in Emily Dunlay's Teddy book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The King's Witches book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • adult
  • fiction
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11. On The Edge

By: Sarah Turner

4.45

Format: None pages, ebook

Sometimes, in order to move forward, you need to go back.Joni’s always felt like an outsider in her… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Turner's On The Edge book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
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12. True Love

By: Paddy Crewe

4.12

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

KEELY feels alone in the world — grief consumes her, she wants to escape it, to take both her fathe… read more

Similar categories in Paddy Crewe's True Love book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. Rare Singles

By: Benjamin Myers

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A warm, tender and funny story about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the magic of soul mu… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Myers's Rare Singles book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Guilty by Definition

By: Susie Dent

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The debut murder mystery from the resident genius of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent. … read more

Similar categories in Susie Dent's Guilty by Definition book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
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15. Girls

By: Kirsty Capes

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

GIRLS follows the story of two sisters - Mattie and Nora - and the thorny relationship with their f… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty Capes's Girls book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin

16. Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love

By: Marianne Cronin

4.62

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with … read more

Similar categories in Marianne Cronin's Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Heart, Be at Peace

By: Donal Ryan

4.22

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

‘I said it before. Madness comes circling around. Ten-year cycles, as true as the sun will rise…’ S… read more

Similar categories in Donal Ryan's Heart, Be at Peace book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Ordinary Time

By: Cathy Rentzenbrink

4.18

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

'There are already three of us in this marriage. I'm not sure there is room for a fourth . . .'Ann … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Rentzenbrink's Ordinary Time book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • fiction
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19. The Blue Hour

By: Paula Hawkins

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The spellbinding new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Girl on the Train. … read more

Similar categories in Paula Hawkins's The Blue Hour book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • adult
  • fiction
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20. The Echoes

By: Evie Wyld

3.93

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A story about the weight of the past and the promise of the future set between rural Australia and … read more

Similar categories in Evie Wyld's The Echoes book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of And So I Roar by Abi Daré

21. And So I Roar

By: Abi Daré

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, heartwrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl w… read more

Similar categories in Abi Daré's And So I Roar book and Nikki May's This Motherless Land

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult

21 Best fiction books like This Motherless Land by Nikki May

Transform Your Habits

The Cracked Mirror

Chris Brookmyre

4.07

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The Instrumentalist

Harriet Constable

4.18

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Josie Ferguson

4.48

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Joanna Wallace

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Stone Yard Devotional

Charlotte Wood

3.68

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Safe Haven

Shankari Chandran

4.18

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Orbital

Samantha Harvey

3.73

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Yael van der Wouden

4.08

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