~ Trade Paperback

A novel of exhilarating range, magical realism, and history, She Would Be King is a dazzling retelling of Liberia’s formation.

A novel of profound depth set against a vast canvas, She Would Be King is a vibrant story of the African diaspora by a talented storyteller and a daring writer who illuminates with radiant and exacting prose the tumultuous roots of a country inextricably bound to the United States. 

“Moore’s debut unflinchingly depicts the convergence of brutal forces―colonialism, the slave trade―while brushing it with a glimmer of magic.” -- HuffPost