Jacaranda Books Box Set: Historical Fiction Collection: Orange and Blue

This curated selection brings to life untold stories and remarkable journeys, from royal mysteries and wartime secrets to the fight for identity and freedom. These pages echo with strength, survival, and the power of reclaiming one's story. Breaking the Maafa Chain by Anni DomingoSet in the Nineteenth century, two sisters Fatmata and Salimatu are captured and sold separately into slavery. Can the two sisters reclaim their freedom and identity in a world that is trying to break them down and mold them to its coloniser's will?Queen Charlotte Sophia by Tina AndrewsNewly crowned King George III must marry, but cannot wed the woman he loves - Catholic Lady Sarah Lennox. And so, a search begins for an appropriate Queen... In comes Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and her not so skin-deep secrets... A Book of Secrets by Kate MorrisonA revealing and compelling glimpse into a fraught time. Set at the collision of the English Reformation and the eve of the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade, this novel weaves together family legacies and religious tensions for a powerful look at history. The Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFaddenSet against the backdrop of the Harlem Renaissance and World War II, this sweeping tale follows Harlan Elliott as he shockingly moves from New York jazz clubs to imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps. It's a gripping, tender story of music, survival, and the echo of forgotten lives.

Paperback, Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd