The Last Princess of Saint-Domingue (Children of Light #2)

The Last Princess of Saint-Domingue (Children of Light #2)
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8+
Release Date
July 18, 2015
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9781311980847
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The queen prays to the gods for her first and only girl child. The gods readily grant her wish conditioned upon the queen's payment of a great sacrificial price. Sadly, the queen pays this price after her daughter is captured by slave merchants. The queen's girl child, Bibi, continues on a journey of struggle and pain in the strange land of Saint-Domingue. She develops courageous tenacity and strength along the way. Bibi overcomes the perils of slavery, oppression, and despair to eventually see a brand new day. Journey with Bibi from the villages of Africa to the tropical island of Saint-Domingue. See her escape slavery to join the rebellion fight for freedom. Watch her find love with a beautiful Taino boy. Feel her growing hope despite the atmosphere of hatred and turmoil of warfare. Eventually, Bibi successfully fulfills the African prophecies. She becomes part of a new land, a new country, and a new life of freedom.

The queen prays to the gods for her first and only girl child. The gods readily grant her wish conditioned upon the queen's payment of a great sacrificial price. Sadly, the queen pays this price after her daughter is captured by slave merchants. The queen's girl child, Bibi, continues on a journey of struggle and pain in the strange land of Saint-Domingue. She develops courageous tenacity and strength along the way. Bibi overcomes the perils of slavery, oppression, and despair to eventually see a brand new day. Journey with Bibi from the villages of Africa to the tropical island of Saint-Domingue. See her escape slavery to join the rebellion fight for freedom. Watch her find love with a beautiful Taino boy. Feel her growing hope despite the atmosphere of hatred and turmoil of warfare. Eventually, Bibi successfully fulfills the African prophecies. She becomes part of a new land, a new country, and a new life of freedom.

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Easy to read. Extremely interesting. Adds a human dimension to a historical event. Good book
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