Nikki May was born in Bristol and raised in Lagos, making her Anglo-Nigerian. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, WAHALA, won the Comedy Women In Print New Voice Prize, was longlisted for the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and the Diverse Books Award. This novel is also being adapted into a major BBC TV drama series.

This Motherless Land is her second novel. Nikki currently resides in Dorset with her husband, two standard Schnauzers, and way too many books. While she should be working on her third book, she is probably reading instead.

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