The Middle Daughter
- 4 Apr 2024
- 9781838857936
- £9.99
- 320 pp
- 130×200mm
- 6 Apr 2023
- 9781838857905
- £14.99
- 320 pp
- 135×214mm
- 6 Apr 2023
- 9781838857912
- £7.99
- 320 pp
- 6 Apr 2023
- 9781838857929
- £25
- 8 hrs 59 min
In a few words
‘Absorbing and tender . . . a finely-drawn portrait of a young woman’s resilience in the face of violence and grief’ PAULA HAWKINS
In a few words
‘Absorbing and tender . . . a finely-drawn portrait of a young woman’s resilience in the face of violence and grief’ PAULA HAWKINS
In a few words
‘Absorbing and tender . . . a finely-drawn portrait of a young woman’s resilience in the face of violence and grief’ PAULA HAWKINS
In a few words
‘Absorbing and tender . . . a finely-drawn portrait of a young woman’s resilience in the face of violence and grief’ PAULA HAWKINS
Absorbing and tender, Chika Unigwe's The Middle Daughter is a finely-drawn portrait of a young woman's resilience in the face of violence and grief
Paula Hawkins
Moving [and] absorbing
The Middle Daughter is an emotionally charged exploration of the ways in which a woman may fall victim to conventions designed to ensnare her. Chika Unigwe is a writer of great conviction and superior insight . . . Nani’s story drew me in from the start and pulled me under right up until the end
Aminatta Forna
Marvellous and engrossing from beginning to end. Unigwe navigates points of view with the sureness and composure of a writer in her element as Nani’s raw and insistent voice drives the narrative
Sefi Atta
Absorbing and tender, Chika Unigwe's The Middle Daughter is a finely-drawn portrait of a young woman's resilience in the face of violence and grief
Paula Hawkins
Moving [and] absorbing
Absorbing and tender, Chika Unigwe's The Middle Daughter is a finely-drawn portrait of a young woman's resilience in the face of violence and grief
Paula Hawkins
Moving [and] absorbing
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LONGLISTED FOR THE NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
When Nani is only seventeen, she loses her beloved sister and father. Misunderstood by the rest of her family, she is beguiled by an itinerant preacher, a handsome self-proclaimed ‘man of God’ who seems to offer all the answers. But instead of building a better future with him, Nani is forced too soon into a challenging womanhood with an oppressive husband.
Will she find the courage to take charge of her own life and seek true happiness, and at what cost?
More about
the book
LONGLISTED FOR THE NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
When Nani is only seventeen, she loses her beloved sister and father. Misunderstood by the rest of her family, she is beguiled by an itinerant preacher, a handsome self-proclaimed ‘man of God’ who seems to offer all the answers. But instead of building a better future with him, Nani is forced too soon into a challenging womanhood with an oppressive husband.
Will she find the courage to take charge of her own life and seek true happiness, and at what cost?
More about
the book
LONGLISTED FOR THE NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
When Nani is only seventeen, she loses her beloved sister and father. Misunderstood by the rest of her family, she is beguiled by an itinerant preacher, a handsome self-proclaimed ‘man of God’ who seems to offer all the answers. But instead of building a better future with him, Nani is forced too soon into a challenging womanhood with an oppressive husband.
Will she find the courage to take charge of her own life and seek true happiness, and at what cost?
More about
the book
LONGLISTED FOR THE NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
When Nani is only seventeen, she loses her beloved sister and father. Misunderstood by the rest of her family, she is beguiled by an itinerant preacher, a handsome self-proclaimed ‘man of God’ who seems to offer all the answers. But instead of building a better future with him, Nani is forced too soon into a challenging womanhood with an oppressive husband.
Will she find the courage to take charge of her own life and seek true happiness, and at what cost?
Impressive . . . A multilayered tale like a Greek tragedy
The Middle Daughter is an unflinching portrait of a family's grief and one daughter's climb out of despair. An absorbing, memorable read
Ayobami Adebayo
This novel is about how things fall apart, how cracks form in the heart of the most beautiful things . . . An emotionally gruelling book to read for the ways it arced Nani’s life along the unfolding of tragic experiences, which, made the ending so much more powerful, affirming, and satisfying
Ainehi Edoro
Brittle PaperThe Middle Daughter is an emotionally charged exploration of the ways in which a woman may fall victim to conventions designed to ensnare her. Chika Unigwe is a writer of great conviction and superior insight . . . Nani’s story drew me in from the start and pulled me under right up until the end
Aminatta Forna
Chika Unigwe’s modern retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone is pitch perfect - it is a meditation on the need we all share for belonging, and family, and love; a commentary on the journey we must all take in search of freedom
Helon Habila
I could not stop reading Chika Unigwe's enchanting novel, The Middle Daughter. Her tender exploration of family blessings and woes is magical!
Uwem Akpan
Praise for On Black Sisters' Street:
This powerful book will leave you haunted
Ali Smith
An important and accomplished novel that leaves a strong aftertaste. Unigwe gives voice to those who are voiceless, fleshes out the stories of those who offer themselves as meat for sale, and bestows dignity on those who are stripped of it
Bernardine Evaristo
Impressive . . . A multilayered tale like a Greek tragedy
The Middle Daughter is an unflinching portrait of a family's grief and one daughter's climb out of despair. An absorbing, memorable read
Ayobami Adebayo
This novel is about how things fall apart, how cracks form in the heart of the most beautiful things . . . An emotionally gruelling book to read for the ways it arced Nani’s life along the unfolding of tragic experiences, which, made the ending so much more powerful, affirming, and satisfying
Ainehi Edoro
Brittle PaperThe Middle Daughter is an emotionally charged exploration of the ways in which a woman may fall victim to conventions designed to ensnare her. Chika Unigwe is a writer of great conviction and superior insight . . . Nani’s story drew me in from the start and pulled me under right up until the end
Aminatta Forna
Impressive . . . A multilayered tale like a Greek tragedy
The Middle Daughter is an unflinching portrait of a family's grief and one daughter's climb out of despair. An absorbing, memorable read
Ayobami Adebayo
This novel is about how things fall apart, how cracks form in the heart of the most beautiful things . . . An emotionally gruelling book to read for the ways it arced Nani’s life along the unfolding of tragic experiences, which, made the ending so much more powerful, affirming, and satisfying
Ainehi Edoro
Brittle PaperThe Middle Daughter is an emotionally charged exploration of the ways in which a woman may fall victim to conventions designed to ensnare her. Chika Unigwe is a writer of great conviction and superior insight . . . Nani’s story drew me in from the start and pulled me under right up until the end
Aminatta Forna
Chika Unigwe
View profileChika Unigwe is Professor of Creative Writing at Georgia College and the author of several celebrated works of fiction including On Black Sisters’ Street, which won the NLNG Prize for Literature, and most recently the short story collection Better Never Than Late and the novel The Middle Daughter.
@chikaunigwe | chikaunigwe.com
Chika Unigwe
View profileChika Unigwe is Professor of Creative Writing at Georgia College and the author of several celebrated works of fiction including On Black Sisters’ Street, which won the NLNG Prize for Literature, and most recently the short story collection Better Never Than Late and the novel The Middle Daughter.
@chikaunigwe | chikaunigwe.com
Chika Unigwe
View profileChika Unigwe is Professor of Creative Writing at Georgia College and the author of several celebrated works of fiction including On Black Sisters’ Street, which won the NLNG Prize for Literature, and most recently the short story collection Better Never Than Late and the novel The Middle Daughter.
@chikaunigwe | chikaunigwe.com
Chika Unigwe
View profileChika Unigwe is Professor of Creative Writing at Georgia College and the author of several celebrated works of fiction including On Black Sisters’ Street, which won the NLNG Prize for Literature, and most recently the short story collection Better Never Than Late and the novel The Middle Daughter.
@chikaunigwe | chikaunigwe.com
