"Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a kidnapped African princess, is rescued from enslavement at seven years old and presented to Queen Victoria as 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's . . . intelligence and her aptitude for languages and musical composition helps [her] 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"--Provided by publisher.
year: 2023
call number/section: 1000
subjects: bonetta, sarah forbes, 1843?-1880, fiction, victoria, queen of great britain, 1819-1901, princesses, fiction, social classes, women, black, great britain, 19th century, black women, great britain, history, victoria, 1837-1901, fiction, 19th century, biographical fiction, historical fiction