What if Cinderella was in 16th Century Yorubaland: After the unexpected death of her father, Princess Àbíkẹ́ is denounced, demoted, and forced to the role of a lowly maid for her cruel stepmother, Olórì Fẹ́mi. With the annual Béèrẹ festival fast approaching, Àbíkẹ́’s only chance of freedom is to secure a savior in the form of a noble suitor. But when she ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, her plans unravel — and she is forced to flee into the night before anyone discovers her.
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