The Sultan’s Daughter

Jane Downing

Set against the backdrop of the slave trade and the impossible wealth of the Sultans of Zanzibar, The Sultan’s Daughter follows the dramatic real life events of Sayyida Salmé’s forbidden love. It is a story of great tenderness, and of great loss.

“Curious, courageous and rebellious, Sayyida Salmé of Zanzibar is vividly imagined in this compelling novel. This is a nuanced portrayal of a woman who chooses love but is pulled in every direction by different cultures, countries, languages and religions.”

- Debra Adelaide, author of The Women's Pages

“Casts an ironic eye on Western fascination with the East ... in a fascinating and highly readable fiction.”

- Elizabeth Webby

Release
Sep-2020
ISBN
9780648174295
RRP (AUD)
$25.00
Pages
260
Format
Paperback
Category
Romance

Jane Downing

Jane Downing was born in Australia but has since lived on Manus Island, and in Tanzania, Ireland, Indonesia, the (then) USSR, China, the Marshall Islands and Guam, as well as Australia. While living and working in the Marshall Islands, where truth was often stranger than fiction, she began to write.

Obiter Publishing

We aim to focus on works that nurture new, marginalised and diverse researchers and writers. Our approach is experimental and profit sharing.

The Sultan’s Daughter
Rights
World ex ANZ
Contact
Karen Downing
Email
Website