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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.

The Other Princess

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    A Hardback by Denny S. Bryce

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      Publisher Allison & Busby
      Published 1/22/2024
      ISBN-13 9780749030544
      978-0749030544
      ISBN-10 749030542
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      Historical Fiction

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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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