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Lavina: The Saga of an African Princess
' The Saga of an African Princess' is a tender romance entwined with the overtones of one of the most horrific periods of American the time of colonial slavery.
267 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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January 2, 2009
Survival of an African Princess
Lavina: The Saga of an African Princess details the harsh realities of a nation's history.
Lavina is a young princess on the coastal plains of West Africa. It is time to crown a new princess for the Bonga people. Ready for womanhood, Lavina is both mature and wise.
Rabboni is the prince of the Zazunta tribe. On the day of Lavina's inaugural ceremony, she agrees to be his bride.
As the celebration is underway, a dark cloud looms over the coast. The tribes come under a brutal attack by people looking to sell them over in America into slavery. Chaos and fear abounds as many members of the tribes are captured and others murdered. On their journey the people are frightened and fearful. Lovers Lavinia and Rabboni are also among those captured.
Separated by slavery, Lavina and Rabboni continuously pray for help. Equally they continue to have faith and believe that one day their love would be reunited.
Lavina: The Saga of an African Princess is an EXCELLENT READ!!! It is very well written and comes highly recommended!!
Reviewed by: Carmen
Lavina: The Saga of an African Princess details the harsh realities of a nation's history.
Lavina is a young princess on the coastal plains of West Africa. It is time to crown a new princess for the Bonga people. Ready for womanhood, Lavina is both mature and wise.
Rabboni is the prince of the Zazunta tribe. On the day of Lavina's inaugural ceremony, she agrees to be his bride.
As the celebration is underway, a dark cloud looms over the coast. The tribes come under a brutal attack by people looking to sell them over in America into slavery. Chaos and fear abounds as many members of the tribes are captured and others murdered. On their journey the people are frightened and fearful. Lovers Lavinia and Rabboni are also among those captured.
Separated by slavery, Lavina and Rabboni continuously pray for help. Equally they continue to have faith and believe that one day their love would be reunited.
Lavina: The Saga of an African Princess is an EXCELLENT READ!!! It is very well written and comes highly recommended!!
Reviewed by: Carmen
June 18, 2009
I couln't image being taken away from all that I have known my entire life, but that's what happened to our ancestors and the characters in thiws book. Lavina helped me to remember the past and those that had to endure the harsh reality of being drag away from their homeland. Although Lavina, posse true love through-out it's pages, it just left me heartbroken to think that how could something so right, could end up in chaos.
Author Wright obviously told his story well, because our ancestors were made to feel like the scum of the earth when they were brought across the water. His book exposes the harsh treatment of our people, but what I got from Lavina, is that faith in God, and true love will always pervail. Faith in God is what helped many of them to endure.
Author Wright obviously told his story well, because our ancestors were made to feel like the scum of the earth when they were brought across the water. His book exposes the harsh treatment of our people, but what I got from Lavina, is that faith in God, and true love will always pervail. Faith in God is what helped many of them to endure.
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