Publisher's Synopsis
Southern Africa, 1829: Maidei, a sheltered princess, experiences a devastating loss when her uncle leads a brutal attack on her family and takes over the throne of Mwetapa. She is taken captive to be sold into the Atlantic slave trade. Maidei and a fellow captive, Pula, escape with the help of an unlikely ally. The three journey to the beautiful, prosperous Kingdom of Nyagadzi, where Maidei and Pula are hired as palace maids. Maidei experiences love, loss, betrayal, and despair, and her journey takes her from palace maid to a mighty queen. Her life decisions are driven by vengeance until she meets a missionary who introduces her to Jesus. Can she trust that all things work together for good? Will she ever find the love and peace that she longs for?
This epic journey is about one woman's drive to avenge her family and reclaim the throne as the rightful heir whose life is transformed by the life-giver.
