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Fiction featuring Care Experience

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The Other Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Goddaughter

Denny S Bryce

2024

Based on the true story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, an African princess who was raised in Queen Victoria's court after being rescued from enslavement/sacrifice by Captain Forbes at Dahomey. At the age of seven she was presented to the Queen as a "gift." Seen as an exotic trophy, Sarah used her intelligence, linguistic talents, and musical abilities to navigate life in Victorian England. Despite her privileged upbringing, Sarah was haunted by her traumatic past and sought a sense of belonging and safety. Her journey takes her from West Africa to England and back, as she battles racism and oppression while searching for home, family, love, and her identity as a Yoruba princess. Based on the real-life story of Queen Victoria's Black goddaughter, it is a saga of resilience and survival in two vastly different worlds.

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Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. The project aims to contribute towards changing community attitudes towards care experienced people as a group.

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