Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen

By Sarah Bird,

Book cover of Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen

Book description

"You'll be swept away by the passion and power of this remarkable, trailblazing woman who risked everything to follow her own heart." – Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Timesbestselling author

"An epic page-turner." – Christina Baker Kline

Named Best Fiction Writer in the Austin Chronicle's "Austin's Best 2018"
Named one…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I’m always amazed at how the shallowness of a culture can imperil the lives of smarter people.

Cathy was an active pre-teen girl in pants, still living on the plantation of her family’s former enslavers. When General Robert E. Lee appears with his retinue, he mistakes her for a boy and enlists her – like it or not -- into his regiment as the cook’s assistant. And she must continue to masquerade as a male. 

But what does a girl do when the men challenge her in pissing contests? I continually anguished over whether she’d get herself out of such…

Want books like Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen.

Browse books like Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen

Book cover of Corregidora
Book cover of Captured
Book cover of Love Twelve Miles Long

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,501

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in African Americans, Slavery, and Women in the military?

African Americans 813 books
Slavery 309 books