Description
| Product ID: | 9780749030544 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Other Princess |
| Subtitle: | A novel inspired by the remarkable life of Queen Victoria's African Goddaughter |
| Authors: | Author: Denny S. Bryce |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Historical fiction, Historical fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Other Princess is a compelling historical novel of Queen Victoria's Black goddaughter. A princess enslaved becomes goddaughter to a queen. By the time she was seven years old, Aina had been born into life as an Egbado princess, witnessed the brutal killing of her entire family, and had been enslaved to a rival chieftain. With a death sentence hanging over her head, she would also face being bartered as an exotic trophy, renamed and presented to the distant Queen Victoria as a ''gift''. From traumatic beginnings, Sarah Forbes Bonetta''s will to survive led her to negotiate Her Majesty''s court, cultivate friends in high places and to flourish in a world far removed from her rural African upbringing. From West Africa to Windsor Castle, The Other Princess is a vivid imagining of the life of Queen Victoria''s Black goddaughter, shining a light on a woman searching for home, love and identity. |
| Imprint Name: | Allison & Busby |
| Publisher Name: | Allison & Busby |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-02-22 |
