Glory Over Everything: Beyond the Kitchen House

By Kathleen Grissom

Book Overview

A novel of family and long-buried secrets along the treacherous Underground Railroad. 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476748446
• ISBN13: 9781476748443
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

You MUST read this!

If you loved The Kitchen House you simply MUST read this follow up! Lots of tears but so worth it 💗💗💗

Spectacular!

Believable characters and a compelling storyline. I had read "The Kitchen House" years ago and loved it; when I saw this sequel was available, I reread the first book before diving into the second book, and I'm really glad I did. I generally don't reread books, but this author has a true talent, and I have a real interest in early American history. While I don't understand how people could have had slaves, as my ancestors did, I think it's important to understand what African Americans endured. I would highly recommend it. Some people might find some of the content disturbing, isn't slavery itself horribly disturbing?

We are all God’s children...

I Loved This Book!!! Glory Over Everything is a love story that we all can learn from. We are all God’s Children and none of us should ever forget that! Thank You Kathleen Grissom for not only writing this story but for sharing it with us all! I look forward to reading more of your work! ❤️

Finishing the story

After reading "The Kitchen House" I wanted to find out what happened to the characters so I purchased "Glory Over Everything" to find out. I loved both of these books and have shared them with others.

The Kitchen House

Omg!!!!!!!! A Must Read, Could Not Put Down.

I read The Kitchen House a few years ago and loved it so much I subscribed to the author on Goodreads to see when another story would be published. Both books are very good, although if you are going to read one without the other I would read the Kitchen House. Glory Over Everything reiterates a lot of details you might have forgotten or didn't catch in the first book so it may make sense if you pick it up first.....such a gripping story, a must-read.