THE OTHER PRINCESS

447pp.,paperback, Reprint, Allison & Busby, London, (2024) 2024

ISBN: 9780749030643

Historical novel based on the life of Aina, rechristened Sarah Forbes Bonetta, Queen Victoria’s black goddaughter.

"In The Other Princess, Denny S. Bryce brings to life the little-known story of Aina, the daughter of a chieftain in West Africa, who later becomes Queen Victoria's goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a real historical figure new to me. Engrossing, unique, The Other Princess vividly depicts Aina's intelligence and love for music and Western literature, as well as her destiny and dilemma as a black princess in a Victorian court. A stunning saga of tragedies, trials, and triumphs, this is a remarkably told story of a remarkable woman!" Weina Dai Randel, author of The Last Rose of Shanghai and Night Angels

"The Other Princess by Denny S. Bryce is a well-paced, riveting novel showcasing the complexities of Sarah/Aina, a woman born of a royal African lineage who is gifted into a royal Victorian household. Bryce leads the reader on a fascinating journey of discovery that delivers all the feels - the beauty, the romance, the danger, and politics of a woman trying to find her place in time and a country to call home." Vanessa Riley,  author of Island Queen and Queen of Exiles

Denny S. Bryce is an author of historical fiction, including Wild Women and the Blues and In the Face of the Sun. She is also Adjunct Professor in the MFA program at Drexel University. Currently, she lives in Savannah, Georgia.