Author: Anni Domingo
Title: Breaking the Maafa Chain SIGNED
Description: Jacaranda Books, 2021. First Edition, Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9781913090760 Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. First edition. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; clean bright jacket. A well kept copy. Based on the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta,(Queen Victoria's African Protege) Anni Domingo reimagines the girl's journey from Africa into English high society. While her sister Fatmata (Faith) is cruelly taken as a slave to America, Sarah is transported to England to become Queen Victoria's 'goddaughter.' The novel explores themes of identity and the meaning of freedom in a world where slavery was still rife in America, and where its effect were still evident in the UK. The voice of Sarah in particular conveys a sense of innocent indignation at the injustices she witnesses, but her life-affirming ability to form close bonds with her new family and 'mama queen' is warm and engaging and at times humorous. Beautiful, readable, with carefully observed historical detail this is a book to curl up with and devour. 228 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9781913090760. Inventory No: dscf12086.
Keywords: BZDB229 Fiction; Breaking the Maafa Chain SIGNED Anni Domingo
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Title: Breaking the Maafa Chain SIGNED
Description: Jacaranda Books, 2021. First Edition, Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9781913090760 Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. First edition. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; clean bright jacket. A well kept copy. Based on the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta,(Queen Victoria's African Protege) Anni Domingo reimagines the girl's journey from Africa into English high society. While her sister Fatmata (Faith) is cruelly taken as a slave to America, Sarah is transported to England to become Queen Victoria's 'goddaughter.' The novel explores themes of identity and the meaning of freedom in a world where slavery was still rife in America, and where its effect were still evident in the UK. The voice of Sarah in particular conveys a sense of innocent indignation at the injustices she witnesses, but her life-affirming ability to form close bonds with her new family and 'mama queen' is warm and engaging and at times humorous. Beautiful, readable, with carefully observed historical detail this is a book to curl up with and devour. 228 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9781913090760. Inventory No: dscf12086.
Keywords: BZDB229 Fiction; Breaking the Maafa Chain SIGNED Anni Domingo
Price: GBP 20.00 = appr. US$ 28.56 Seller: Denton Island Books
- Book number: dscf12086
- Book number: dscf12086
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