The Other Princess, Denny S. Bryce
The Other Princess, Denny S. Bryce
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The Other Princess
A Novel of Queen Victoria's Goddaughter

Author: Denny S. Bryce

Narrator: Nneka Okoye

Unabridged: 12 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2023

Synopsis

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 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 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.

About Denny S. Bryce

Denny S. Bryce is an award-winning and bestselling author of historical fiction, including Wild Women and the Blues. She is also an adjunct professor in the MFA program at Drexel University, a book critic for NPR, and a member of the Historical Novel Society, Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and Tall Poppy Writers. Currently, she resides in Savannah, Georgia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren

Aina was the seventh child born to the queen and king of Egbado, from the town of Okeadon, they were part of the Yoruba tribe and lived in West Africa. The camp was guarded by the king’s soldiers day and night and they feared being attacked by slave traders and the Dahomey people and who were fierce......more

Goodreads review by Lydia

The Other Princess opens with a girl’s birth and with her mother naming her Aina (difficult) due to the difficulty with her birth. Aina is the daughter of a local king in Yoruba. Their village is attacked and she is torn from her family, most of whom were slaughtered. Her fate is to either be sold a......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

This book is incredible. I couldn’t put it down. It’s so well done. I was not ready for the end. This book tells the story of Princess Aina (better known as Princess Sarah Bonetta Forbes), and how she went from being the youngest daughter of a king to the god daughter of Queen Victoria of England. It......more

Goodreads review by Sydney

This is not just a timely book, it's a well-told story of an incredible life, from the tone setting prologue to the end. Though the details were often quite shocking, I could picture Aina, aka Sarah, moving through life and captivity as a child, then showing amazing adaptability and aptitude, as wel......more

Goodreads review by Lois

3 5 Stars Rounded Up This was interesting. It dragged a bit in places. I don't understand the authors choice to have the main character hate Africa and love England🙃 There's connections to the West African end of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade but no linking to the fact that trade was created to feed......more

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