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.
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Omfång |
384 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Allison & Busby |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2024-02-22 |
| ISBN |
9780749030544 |
