Glory Over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House



















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(370 pages)

Synopsis:

Jamie Pyke is the first character we meet and we quickly find out he's the son of a slave and a master.  He is on the run after killing his father who was going to sell him to slavery.  At the young age of 13, he runs away for his safety and not to be caught.  It is there when he meets Henry, a slave on the run, who saves Jamie's life.  Years later, the two meet again when Henry asks Jamie to take his son Pan on as a servant.  When Pan's stolen from Jamie a new adventure awaits for him.  Mixed in with his lover, who's married to another man, who is pregnant with Jamie's child, the adventure has many turns for him, full of love, heartache, and new beginnings.

My Review:

Grissom did a real great job bringing these characters to life.  Jamie was my favorite character throughout this book.  My heart felt for him which each heartbreak he had to endure.  Grissom showed that even though he was living the life of a white man, he kept true to his heritage and showed sympathy to the slaves.  Pan was a child, who at times while reading his chapters, got annoying with his behavior.  I could've done without some of the dialogue with his rambling on.  Especially when his actions got himself in trouble and also put Jamie's life in danger.  But all in all, he was acting like a child.  

Two characters that I didn't like at all, Delia and Caroline's father.  Delia was a nasty servant in the Burton house and immediately didn't like Jamie.  She snooped on him and stole some of his items.  I couldn't wait until that character was out of the book.  Caroline's father was a man who wanted his daughter to marry who he wanted her to, not bothering to see that he wasn't the right type of guy for his daughter.  Another one who was mean to Jamie without really knowing him.  This added to the hardship we go through with Jamie, making you feel for his character even more.

Rating:

I give this book 5 stars!!!  Gripping, couldn't put down, that doesn't happen a lot.  I recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction mixed in with adventure in a crucial time in history.

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