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    Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House
    Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House
    Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House
    Audiobook12 hours

    Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House

    Written by Kathleen Grissom

    Narrated by Heather Alicia Simms, Madeleine Maby, Santino Fontana and Kyle Beltran

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    The latest New York Times bestseller from the author of the beloved book club favorite The Kitchen House is a heart racing story about a man’s treacherous journey through the twists and turns of the Underground Railroad on a mission to save the boy he swore to protect. Glory Over Everything is “gripping…breathless until the end” (Kirkus Reviews).

    The year is 1830 and Jamie Pyke, a celebrated silversmith and notorious ladies’ man, is keeping a deadly secret. Passing as a wealthy white aristocrat in Philadelphian society, Jamie is now living a life he could never have imagined years before when he was a runaway slave, son of a southern black slave and her master. But Jamie’s carefully constructed world is threatened when he discovers that his married socialite lover, Caroline, is pregnant and his beloved servant Pan, to whose father Jamie owes his own freedom, has been captured and sold into slavery in the South.

    Fleeing the consequences of his deceptions, Jamie embarks on a trip to a North Carolina plantation to save Pan from the life he himself barely escaped as a boy. With the help of a fearless slave, Sukey, who has taken the terrified young boy under her wing, Jamie navigates their way, racing against time and their ruthless pursuers through the Virginia backwoods, the Underground Railroad, and the treacherous Great Dismal Swamp.

    “Kathleen Grissom is a first-rate storyteller…she observes with an unwavering but kind eye, and she bestows upon the reader, amid terrible secrets and sin, a gift of mercy: the belief that hope can triumph over hell” (Richmond Times Dispatch). Glory Over Everything is an emotionally rewarding and epic novel “filled with romance, villains, violence, courage, compassion…and suspense.” (Florida Courier).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateApr 5, 2016
    ISBN9781442397729
    Author

    Kathleen Grissom

    Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Kathleen Grissom is now happily rooted in south-side Virginia. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House, Glory Over Everything, and Crow Mary. Find out more at KathleenGrissom.com.

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    • 5/5
      Best book I’ve read in a long while. I hope there is a sequel!!
    • 5/5
      This was such an amazing second book of a wonderful series. I pray that there are more to come. I would love to journey with these characters as their lives develop.
    • 3/5
      I wanted to finish the story so I could find a better one.
    • 4/5
      I would argue that the first novel was better, but they were so different it is hard to say for sure. I started this book as soon as I finished The Kitchen House and as a result so many details were still fresh in my mind, which made this novel more enjoyable. The added details in this book about slave trade and runaway slaves gave an extra element that I truly enjoyed. The characters in the two books are very different, but all dynamic and loveable. Would definitely recommend
    • 5/5
      The Sequel to the Kitchen House is just as an amazing piece of work ! Loved both these stories, and would love to see a 3rd!
    • 5/5
      This is a wonderful book, so well written. The readers did a great job as well.
    • 5/5
      This was such a great book,I really enjoyed it alot
    • 5/5
      This was a great book. Deeply moving and troublesome in remembering cruelty of slavery but humbled in remembering the strength of those who not only survived but thrived. Well told story
    • 5/5
      Just as amazing as “The Kitchen House” Wish there were more books!
    • 5/5
      A beautiful book. The strength, and commitment of the characters. The raw emotions of hate, and the inspiring spirit of love.
    • 5/5
      Wonderfully written and hard to put down! It is indeed eye opening of the evils that took place.
    • 5/5
      Another great book by Ms Grissom! From the beginning to end I had a hard time putting it down!
    • 5/5
      This book is phenomenal. I loved every minute of it. Hope for humanity! We all should love one another without fear!
    • 5/5
      What a great story!... This being the second book after The Kitchen House. Enjoyed this story!
    • 5/5
      Beautiful and touching story. I highly recommend it after reading The Kitchen House
    • 5/5
      I loved the sequel even more than The Kitchen House. James, Pan, Robert, Addy, and the return of Sukie, all wrung my heart.
    • 5/5
      An amazing follow up to The Kitchen House. This story follows Jamie (now James) after he has established himself as a white man and the lengths he goes to to keep his word. If you loved The Kitchen House then this book is a must read.
    • 5/5
      I loved the Kitchen House and when I saw there was a sequel, well, all I can say is it didn’t disappoint.If you read the first book you know why James Pyke fled to Philadelphia, and the feeling he had for his real mother Belle, well now you can continue, and you will be staying up late and page turning!This story answers some questions, and gives us more, but there are still some tragic happenings, and then the author gives us a conclusion to both books! This book does have it all and you will come away with a Wow!Now I wish I was able to continue on in the lives of those I have come to know and care about!
    • 3/5
      It took me awhile to get through this book. It was a great follow up with many of the characters from the Kitchen House. There were parts of the book that I felt dragged on longer than needed. Overall, I enjoyed the book but there is indication that another book may be in the future.
    • 5/5
      LOVED THIS! Sequel to The Kitchen House. Great story, great characters.. love her writing!
    • 3/5
      Full disclosure-I won this book from Goodreads-thank you Goodreads.

      First let me tell you that I LOVED The Kitchen House. I read the book, and have since listened to it twice on audio (love Bahni Turpin), so this follow-up book (albeit a stand alone) had a lot to live up to. Unfortunately, it fell short of my expectations.

      The story picks up with Jamie Pyke, now James Burton, living in Philadelphia as a white gentleman; far from the Southern Plantation where he was born to the mother of a half negro, half white slave. James has now become a successful silversmith, but must travel back to the South to rescue his young servant Pan, as he has been kidnapped by slave traders and taken to be sold there.

      The story is told from 4 points of view, James, Pan, Caroline (James’ white lover), and Sukey (a former Tall Oaks slave and current slave at another plantation). I think the story would have been better if it had only been told by 2 narrators, Pan and Sukey. Honestly, Caroline’s was a waste of ink. Her sections added nothing to the story, and James’ was a bit dull (and he narrates most of the book).

      This story lacked the excitement and historic realism that The Kitchen House held. James finished growing up in a nice entitled home in Philadelphia, not much excitement there. The pace doesn’t pick up much until about 2/3 of the way through. The most interesting of the storylines is Sukey’s, and the book would have been much better if the main character would have been her rather than James.

      While I enjoyed this novel (3.5 stars), I think it could have been so much better. Kathleen Grisom is a wonderful writer and I look forward to reading more of her work, just hope she can be inspired to write as compelling a book as The Kitchen House again.
    • 5/5
      I loved this novel just like I loved "The Kitchen House".I did not want the book to end as I did not want to say goodbye to James, a flawed but deep character who must learn to live with being both black and white.His courage over bigotry is rewarding I loved Pan, the young servant boy stolen and sold into slavery. All the characters are richly developed. The period detail of the southern way of life is very good and the dramatic suspense and action in this novel continues to the end of this great book.
    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed this continuation of The Kitchen House! The story follows Jamie Pyke, beginning in Philadelphia, and as he travels south to rescue Pan, a young boy whose father entrusted Jamie with his care. Exciting story, beautifully written.
    • 4/5
      This sequel to Kitchen House does not have its authenticity. We follow Belle’s son, Jamie as he negotiates the world as a white man though he’s part black. In the end he seems to be resolving his place in the world accepting two black children along with his white-looking natural child. Some of the story is rather unbelievable and too lucky.
    • 4/5
      Lies, deception, survival and the unbrekable bonds of love are some of the theme expressed in this book which is a follow p to her first novel The Kitchen House. Jaimie Pyke is a well known artist in Philadelphia who engages in an affair that will have ramifications for the rest of his life. This is a fast paced read as the writing is so engrossing and captivating as it deals with a most difficult time in our nations history.
    • 4/5
      I finished Grissom's The Kitchen House about a week ago and was eager to read this sequel. At the end of the first novel, Jamie Pyke learns that the white woman he thought was his mother is really his grandmother and that he was the product of his master's rape of a slave. There's a lot more to the complex, stunning climax, but Jamie has to flee the plantation or risk charges of murder and certain execution. In Glory Over Everything, we learn that Jamie has been passing as white in Philadelphia. When he receives a frantic plea for help from Henry, a black man who helped him when he first arrived, Jamie goes south to find Henry's son Pan, a free boy who has been captured by slavers. But not all goes smoothly for the man now known as "Mr. Burton." For one thing, he has gotten a young white woman pregnant, a situation that might expose his true identity. And in seeking Pan, he fears that he might encounter someone who knows of his past and might expose him. Of course, there are also other hazards and obstacles to be met in the quest to find Pan and bring him home. Grissom again creates a stark and horrifying picture of the cruelties wrought by slavery and of the dangers faced by those who ran towards freedom and those who helped them along the way.Although I was engaged with this book, I didn't find it as compelling as The Kitchen House, but I'm not sure why. Perhaps it was that some episodes seemed like more of the same, or perhaps it was the dissolution of the closely knit slave family at the center of the first book, now dispersed. Perhaps it was a few too many coincidences. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the previous novel; just don't expect it to be as good.
    • 4/5
      I would argue that the first novel was better, but they were so different it is hard to say for sure. I started this book as soon as I finished The Kitchen House and as a result so many details were still fresh in my mind, which made this novel more enjoyable. The added details in this book about slave trade and runaway slaves gave an extra element that I truly enjoyed. The characters in the two books are very different, but all dynamic and loveable. Would definitely recommend
    • 5/5
      I was surprised how much I liked this book. It started a bit slowly but as you went deeper into the story, the caracters came alive. This was an interesting story that kept me interested and wanting to know what would happen to these caracters. I liked all of the main caracters and thought their backstories well developed.
    • 5/5
      This is a fantastic riches to rags to riches to rags to realization to redemption story. The characters are very real and the reader can vividly visualize the struggles that Jamie Pyke / James Burton goes through as he comes to terms with his ancestry and identity, battling the racism of slavery and the negro stigma in 19th century America. The book left me wanting more. A highly recommended read.
    • 5/5
      The art of story-telling perfected! Hard to put down; I came to know the characters intimately and cared about them deeply. Now I have to go back and read [book:The Kitchen House|6837103]The Kitchen House to get the rest of the story. [author:Kathleen Grissom|3067074] has a new fan!