The Middle Daughter is a social novel written by Chika Unigwe and published by Dzanc Books in 2018.

noting that "[t]he novel is fast-paced and plot-driven with great character development that propels the reader through the pages."

Praising Unigwe for "raises the stakes of the story with every chapter until it crescendos and leaves the audience devastated.

"[1] Ainehi Edoro of Brittle Paper compared it favourably to Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta,[3] reviewing that "The Middle Daughter is a powerful story about the truest, most luxuriant feminist joy—the joy of freedom.

"[3] Ukamaka Olisakwe of Isele Magazine gave it a five star review,[4] praising that "[t]he book is structured in an astonishingly ingenious form.