Glory Over Everything

Absolutely amazing book. I was blown away when I read The Kitchen House, and so I had high hopes for Glory Over Everythjng, its sequel. And it did not disappoint. I have always loved books taking place in this time period, early 1800’s. Kathleen Grissom is a genius writer, in my opinion. It’s amazing how she tells the most wonderful stories and brings her characters to such life that I feel like they’re my friends and I’m experiencing their adventures right alongside them. I love love love this book along with her first The Kitchen House. Highly recommend.

The sequel to the beloved book The Kitchen House.. Oh how I wanted to love it just as much! And it was so well written and the characters were extremely well developed. However, in my opinion, Jamie Pyke Burton - the main character, (who was a minor character in the Kitchen House) was a weak, unlikeable man who constantly chose to leave others behind because he feared for himself. Oher characters however, such as Pan, the sweet, smart, endearing and inquisitive boy whose life everyone tried to save and Robert, the Butler whose amazing heart, strength of character, belief in right and wrong are the two individuals who truly gave this book soul. Sukey, a former house slave in the Kitchen House also appears in Glory Over Everything and while her character is just as beloved and her voice is still heard, I felt that an opportunity was missed in the way she was brought into the storyline with people from her past and that could have been told so gloriously, this for me, was a major disappointment. I read those chapters several times over thinking I must have missed something that in the end just wasn't there. Overall, Glory Over Everything was beautifully written, and the storyline drew me in immediately. I found it to be a worthy sequel to one of the best books I've bee read.

If you have read The kitchen House, you want to read this book. What happened to Jamie after he left Tall Oaks. This book did not disappoint and it took me through every range of emotion

I loved both books the Kitchen house and Glory over Everything! They were great stories that you didn't know how they were going to go. They kept my attention and made me want to keep reading to see what happens. It was difficult to read the parts when the slaves were mistreated, but I know it was a necessary part of the story. The ending did not disappoint.

Just all around great Writing and storytelling! Beautiful characters that I fell in love with! I highly recommend this amazing book. I literally couldn't put it down!

It is not necessary to have read The Kitchen House in order to enjoy Glory Over Everything, but it makes for a richer experience. Glory Over Everything is a story of slavery told predominately in 1830, about 30 years before the Civil War. The book tells the escape of Jamie Pyke from his southern Virginia home. Jamie is the product a mulatto mother raped by the white master. After a series of tragedies in The Kitchen House book, 13 year old Jamie escapes and ends up in Philadelphia. Though he is "yellow" and easily passes for white, he lives in fear of being discovered and sold as a slave. Jamie is a talented artist and through a series of fortunate events becomes a wealthy man, who goes by the name of James Burton. Two pivotal things happen to force him to leave Philadelphia, one being the kidnapping and enslavement of Pan, a young Negro boy in his employ. The rest of the novel details Mr. Burton's efforts to rescue Pan and the people who help and hinder him along the way. To give more detail would spoil the book. The story is told by four narrators: Mr. Burton/Jamie, Pan, Sukey (from The Kitchen House), and a white woman named Caroline. It is fast paced (my heart was pounding at times) and hard to put down. It seems well researched and the writing quality is good. I found that I enjoyed the characters more from The Kitchen House and I wish they had more of a role here. However, Mr. Burton is a man with complex problems and is not intended to always be likable. I really appreciated the portrayal of the subtleties of race and the various relationships between whites and Negros. Some see Mr. Burton as white while others see him as 100% Negro. As the story moves along, he struggles with his own identity and the kind of man he wants to be. I am typically down on a tied in a bow happy ending. However, I would say this is more in line with a hopeful ending and a dash of redemption. Some awful things happened to get these people to happy. I also think that though this book has a defined ending, the author leaves plenty of room for another sequel. If so, I will read it!

Love love this author and her books. Great read. Recommend all her books

This book was hard to put down but at times I just had to because of the atrocities committed on black people. We are all familiar with cruelty and unfair treatment of blacks in our history but the extent of it portrayed in this story is hard to fathom. I feel certain that many, many, individuals actually lived, suffered, and died under circumstances identical to ones in this book. It is not all gloom and despair though. There are happy times, entertaining characters, and enjoyable moments. A worthwhile read.

Si rimane dalla prima all'ultima pagina col fiato sospeso. Le descrizioni ed i particolari storici sono accuratissimi e trasportano il lettore nel tempo e nello spazio dell'ambientazione tanto da farlo sentire parte del racconto. Le voci narranti sono piene di emozione e le vicende tanto crude e terribili quanto ricche di coraggio e umanità. Un libro da leggere per la bravura della scrittrice ma anche per capire fino in fondo una tematica, quella della schiavitù, che possiamo solo lontanamente immaginare.

I loved the book it kept me not wanting to put it down I just couldn't stop reading I read it so fast I wish it was longer. The company service was excellent they made sure that the product was delivered right to me and at no extra cost to me they up graded the delivery payment of the book and no extra cost to me the customer and the service they gave me was amazing and I would recommend that you purchase from this company they care about the product and their customers service.

Have not got around to this one as yet, but ratings indicate it as a worthwhile read. Hope it won't disappoint.

This book was just as good as the first one. Well written enjoyable read.

A gripping and well-crafted story that had me turning the pages despite the events filling me with fear and dread. This was one intense read. Not an easy read because of the events in the story but you can't help but love the book because it's filled with such wonderful and memorable characters. James was wonderfully flawed, his thoughts and decisions were infuriating and at times he could be unlikable but he did however grow and learn from the characters around him. Pan was my favourite, such a gorgeous and inquisitive kid with a heart of gold. But also Sukey, Robert, Henry, and the hilarious Miss Adelaide (who I feel is going to end up with James, so maybe a third book?)