TheLostChild

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