The Middle Daughter

A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from
award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for fans of Bernardine Evaristo and Tayari Jones

Udodi's
death was the beginning of the raging storm but at that moment, we thought that
the worst had already happened, and that life would treat us with more
kindness.

When seventeen-year-old Nani loses her older sister and then
her father in quick succession, her world spins off its axis. Isolated and
misunderstood by her grieving mother and sister, she's drawn to an itinerant
preacher, a handsome self-proclaimed man of God who offers her a new place to
belong. All too soon, Nani finds herself estranged from her family, tethered to
her abusive husband by children she loves but cannot fully comprehend. She must
find the courage to break free and wrestle her life back--without losing what
she loves most.

A modern reimagining of the myth of Hades and Persephone within
a Nigerian family, The Middle Daughter charts Nani's journey to freedom
and homecoming.