简介：Aremarkableanduniquetalethathasremainedinthefootnotesofhistory:thestoryofSarahForbesBonettaalittleYorubagirllivinginWestAfricainthemidnineteenthcenturyinwhatwasthenknownastheSlaveCoast.Herfamilyslaughteredinabrutalraidbyarivaltribe-shewasrescuedbyaBritishnavalofficerandendeduplivinginEnglandasaprotegeofQueenVictoria,whoprovidedgenerouslyforherupkeepandeducation.AregularvisitortotheQueenandherfamilyattheirroyalhomes,sheformedalifelongandcloseattachmenttotheroyalfamily. AcelebrityinEnglandandadmiredbymanyforherintelligence,socialskillsandmusicaltalents,Sarahbecamepartofthechangingdebateaboutslavery,race,identityandempire. ZeinabBadawibringsthiscarefullyresearchedandcompellingaccountofthelifeofSarahForbesBonetta:thelostchildinalostchapterofQueenVictoria'slife.…