Lovers on the Nile: The Incredible African Journeys of Sam and Florence Baker | 
Samuel Baker, an upper class Victorian explorer, was on his way to Constantinople in 1858 when he spotted an attractive Hungarian girl at a slave auction. He bought her. 😳
Florence became his mistress, companion, fellow-explorer and eventually (and secretly) his wife. When Samuel was knighted for his work, the former slave girl became Lady Baker ... and Queen Victoria was NOT amused.
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TrishB How fab ❤️ 6y
emilyhaldi Ugh you have the BEST covers!! 6y
Chrissyreadit I need to learn more history. I did not know Hungary had slaves too. 6y
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LeahBergen @Chrissyreadit It was in a Turkish bazaar in what is now known as Bulgaria. The Ottoman Empire was still pretty big in those days. My description was restricted by the Litsy word count. 😆😆 6y
LeahBergen @TrishB 😘 6y
LeahBergen @emilyhaldi That hot pink really jumped off the shelf at me. 😆 6y
Chrissyreadit Thanks @LeahBergen you do find the best books! 6y
Crazeedi Sounds like a great story! 6y
Reviewsbylola Sounds incredible! And I completely agree with @Chrissyreadit 6y
Tanisha_A You don't see a lot of pink covers usually, right?! This is striking! And the story sounds 👌! 6y
Cinfhen That is a crazy story and totally fascinating!! I love NF XX thanks for posting & sharing 6y
DivineDiana Fascinating! Stacked! 💗 6y