Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday #3: Glory Over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is Glory Over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada
Publication Date: April 5, 2016

Synopsis from the publisher's website:
The author of the New York Times bestseller and beloved book club favorite The Kitchen House continues the story of Jamie Pyke, son of both a slave and master of Tall Oakes, whose deadly secret compels him to take a treacherous journey through the Underground Railroad.

Published in 2010, The Kitchen House became a grassroots bestseller. Fans connected so deeply to the book’s characters that the author, Kathleen Grissom, found herself being asked over and over “what happens next?” The wait is finally over.

This new, stand-alone novel opens in 1830, and Jamie, who fled from the Virginian plantation he once called home, is passing in Philadelphia society as a wealthy white silversmith. After many years of striving, Jamie has achieved acclaim and security, only to discover that his aristocratic lover Caroline is pregnant. Before he can reveal his real identity to her, he learns that his beloved servant Pan has been captured and sold into slavery in the South. Pan’s father, to whom Jamie owes a great debt, pleads for Jamie’s help, and Jamie agrees, knowing the journey will take him perilously close to Tall Oakes and the ruthless slave hunter who is still searching for him. Meanwhile, Caroline’s father learns and exposes Jamie’s secret, and Jamie loses his home, his business, and finally Caroline.

Heartbroken and with nothing to lose, Jamie embarks on a trip to a North Carolina plantation where Pan is being held with a former Tall Oakes slave named Sukey, who is intent on getting Pan to the Underground Railroad. Soon the three of them are running through the Great Dismal Swamp, the notoriously deadly hiding place for escaped slaves. Though they have help from those in the Underground Railroad, not all of them will make it out alive.

Thoughts: I was lucky enough to receive an advanced copy of Glory Over Everything from Simon & Schuster Canada. When this was pitched to me by the publisher, I had no idea it was a follow up novel to one of the author's previous books. I was also pretty unsure about whether I would enjoy it. Happy to say I'm just over 50% done and I think this one will be another favourite.

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

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4 comments:

  1. this is new to me, but it looks great! I'm glad that you've been enjoying it so far :) thanks for sharing!
    here's my WoW!

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  2. It sounds great! It is a new one me too so thanks for sharing!
    My WoW

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  3. Sounds really good ~ Thanks for sharing!

    Renee ~ My Wow

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  4. Looks like an interesting one with a perspective on the Underground Railroad.

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