Kir Sheverdyaev Sheverdyaev itibaren Finsthwaite House, Finsthwaite, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 8BN, UK
Great book. Easy read. Good, clean fun.
I read this book for a class assignment, but picked it because the story was so unique that it was hard to believe that it was true. An African princess, eventually renamed Sarah Forbes Bonetta, is rescued from being beheaded by Captain Forbes and given to Queen Victoria as a present. She is educated as an upper class British girl, more like royalty really, and is given an allowance to spend. The biography charts her life from 5 till her death. She knew the British royal family intimately and even became friends with one of the Queen's daughters. It was a well-done story and very interesting. Read it in a couple hours.