The Other Princess: A novel inspired by the remarkable life of Queen Victoria's African Goddaughter

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.

• | Author: Denny S. Bryce
• | Publisher: Allison & Busby
• | Publication Date: Feb 22, 2024
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780749030544
• | ISBN-10: 0749030542