The Other Princess
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The Other Princess

A Novel of Queen Victoria's Goddaughter

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The Other Princess

A Novel of Queen Victoria's Goddaughter

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A stunning portrait of an African princess raised in Queen Victoria's court and adapting to life in Victorian England—based on the real-life story of a recently rediscovered historical figure, Sarah Forbes Bonetta.

With a brilliant mind and a fierce will to survive, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a kidnapped African princess, is rescued from enslavement at seven years old and presented to Queen Victoriaas a "gift." To the Queen, the girl is an exotic trophy to be trotted out for the entertainment of the royal court and to showcase Victoria's magnanimity. Sarah charms most of the people she meets, even those who would cast her aside. Her keen intelligence and her aptitude for languages and musical composition helps Sarah navigate the Victorian era as an outsider given insider privileges.

But embedded in Sarah's past is her destiny. Haunted by visions of destruction and decapitations, she desperately seeks a place, a home she will never run from, never fear, a refuge from nightmares and memories of death.

From West Africa to Windsor Castle to Sierra Leone, to St. James's Palace, and the Lagos Colony, Sarah juggles the power and pitfalls of a royal upbringing as she battles racism and systematic oppression on her way to living a life worthy of a Yoruba princess.

Based on the real life of Queen Victoria's Black goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta's story is a sweeping saga of an African princess in Victorian England and West Africa, as she searches for a home, family, love, and identity.

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Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Year
2023
ISBN
9780063144132
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Historical Fiction
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Epigraph
  3. Contents
  4. Prologue
  5. Part One: The Watering of the Graves
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. Chapter Six
  12. Chapter Seven
  13. Chapter Eight
  14. Chapter Nine
  15. Chapter Ten
  16. Part Two: Hurrying Feet and Groping Hearts
  17. Chapter Eleven
  18. Chapter Twelve
  19. Chapter Thirteen
  20. Chapter Fourteen
  21. Chapter Fifteen
  22. Chapter Sixteen
  23. Chapter Seventeen
  24. Chapter Eighteen
  25. Chapter Nineteen
  26. Chapter Twenty
  27. Chapter Twenty-one
  28. Part Three: Piano and Drums
  29. Chapter Twenty-two
  30. Chapter Twenty-three
  31. Chapter Twenty-four
  32. Chapter Twenty-five
  33. Chapter Twenty-six
  34. Chapter Twenty-seven
  35. Chapter Twenty-eight
  36. Chapter Twenty-nine
  37. Chapter Thirty
  38. Chapter Thirty-one
  39. Chapter Thirty-two
  40. Chapter Thirty-three
  41. Chapter Thirty-four
  42. Part Four: Lost in the Morning Mist
  43. Chapter Thirty-five
  44. Chapter Thirty-six
  45. Chapter Thirty-seven
  46. Chapter Thirty-eight
  47. Chapter Thirty-nine
  48. Chapter Forty
  49. Chapter Forty-one
  50. Chapter Forty-two
  51. Chapter Forty-three
  52. Chapter Forty-four
  53. Chapter Forty-five
  54. Part Five: It Ends in the Middle
  55. Chapter Forty-six
  56. Chapter Forty-seven
  57. The British Cemetery, Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, 1880
  58. Author’s Note
  59. Acknowledgments
  60. About the Author
  61. Praise for The Other Princess
  62. Also by Denny S. Bryce
  63. Copyright
  64. About the Publisher