Chika Unigwe’s The Middle Daughter was acquired by Canongate, an independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is set to be published in April 2023.

The Middle Daughter is a reimagining of the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades, centring on a woman’s experience in a society ruled by men.

Ellah Wakatama, editor-at-large, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Kate Johnson at Wolf Literary.

“This contemporary reimagining of the myth of Hades and Persephone told in a polyphony of voices examines the struggles of being a woman in a patriarchal society, explores issues of feminism and gender, and the dynamics of family relationships,” she said. “I am honoured to be publishing this book with Canongate, and especially thrilled to be working again with the brilliant Ellah Wakatama.”

Chika Unigwe is a professor of writing at Georgia College, Milledgeville, Georgia. She is the author of several works of fiction including On Black Sisters’ Street (Random House), which won the NLNG Prize for Literature worth $100,000.