Sarah Forbes Bonetta

A powerful retelling of the extraordinary life of orphaned

African princess, Sarah Forbes Bonetta.

Set in 1860, this is the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta,

the intelligent, multilingual Yoruba princess

from West Africa who became the goddaughter of the

British Queen Victoria.

Victoria Princewill reimagines Sarah’s life in England, telling

the story of a girl living between two cultures, trying to create,

and assert, her own identity.

There is not a lot that is known

about me. How I was born, on what date, at what time, in what

room… Who was gathered to bear witness… How many siblings I

had…

The first of two titles from Victoria that will focus on real

Black women born into royalty

A very exciting new voice in YA fiction

Victoria aims to to shed light on women’s stories that have been

forgotten by history

From the author of In the Palace of the Flowers.