6/29/2023 0 Comments A princess in theory alyssa coleHer adult relationships since she moved to college have reinforced this feeling, so she maintains an outwardly friendly demeanor while keeping people at arms’ length. She has only a hazy memory of her parents, and her upbringing has left her wary and feeling unwanted, as though she has “defective Velcro” – no one sticks with her, no one can love her. She was orphaned at an early age, and was in and out of foster homes throughout her childhood. Naledi Smith née Ajoua is an independent New Yorker through and through. What could have been a clichéd plot is made magical by Cole’s writing. This is a fanciful story, a modern fairytale, in which the prince of a make-believe African kingdom finds his long-lost betrothed and proceeds to beguile, lose and win her all over again. I have liked everything I have read by her so far, and A Princess in Theory is no exception.
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