{"product_id":"an-uncharted-world-9798999969606","title":"An Uncharted World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Uncharted World \u003c\/em\u003eis\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ea novel of historical fiction, set in the 16th Century, against the backdrop of the worldwide slave trade. It is set in West Africa, Brazil, Peru, Macau, and on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. In 1574, as the translatlantic slave trade is ravaging West Africa, Yorùbá girl, Morayo, is captured into slavery near her home in what is now Nigeria. It is the beginning of a terrifying journey: slavery in Brazil, servitude in Peru, and capture by privateer Francis Drake on his way around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan she regain her freedom? Is there any way she can get back to her home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the true story of a real African woman, Morayo's tale of resilience is told through her own eyes, and through those of a wide range of characters: priests and pirates, aristocrats, freed slaves and the divine trickster Èṣù. It takes the reader around the world and into the uncharted depths of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e409 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClark, Susan Storer:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Susan Storer Clark reads history and asks questions. She has degrees in history from King's College London and from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. She had a long career as a radio and TV journalist, mostly in Washington DC. Her interest in Yoruba culture, featured in her latest novel An Uncharted World, began with a reporting trip to Nigeria for the Voice of America. She now lives near Seattle, where she writes about history, historical fiction, and other interesting things at Historymuse.us.","brand":"Historymuse Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764176486674,"sku":"9798999969606","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98fc925b-f318-4515-a396-ad83087b3a91.jpg?v=1764758739","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-uncharted-world-9798999969606","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}