{"product_id":"9780312628390","title":"A Princess Found : An American Family, an African Chiefdom, and the Daughter Who Connected Them All","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Princess Found\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sarah Culberson, Tracy Trivas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Culberson was adopted one year after her birth by a loving, white, West Virginian couple and was raised in the United States with little knowledge of her ancestry.  Though raised in a loving family, Sarah wanted to know more about the birth parents that had given her up. In 2004, she hired a private investigator to track down her biological father.  When she began her search, she never imagined what she would discover or where that information would lead her: she was related to African royalty, a ruling Mende family in Sierra Leone and that she is considered a \u003ci\u003emahaloi, \u003c\/i\u003ethe child of a Paramount Chief, with the status like a princess.  What followed was an unforgettably emotional journey of discovery of herself, a father she never knew, and the spirit of a war-torn nation.  \u003ci\u003eA Princess Found\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, intimate revelation of her quest across the world to learn of the chiefdom she could one day call her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A mannered account of a biracial woman raised by a white family in West Virginia who was reunited joyfully with her African family . . . The juxtaposition of the two narratives is deliberately jarring. While Culberson was being crowned Homecoming Queen, her family and other Mende people faced ambush, amputations--a favorite terror tactic of the rebels--and homelessness. As a girl growing up, Culberson was accused by other blacks of not being 'black enough' . . . Culberson's wrenching coming-of-age tale ably chronicles her love and acceptance by both of her families . . . Inspiring.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312628390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40621728956622,"sku":"9780312628390","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a20a7e1a-3eba-4e08-aaf7-e4c47f903413.jpg?v=1638494869","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312628390","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}