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Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
6 reviews
Graphic: Racism, Slavery
The book joins us as we meet James, the young boy involved the dramatic and violent ending of the kitchen house. He has fled to the north, where he runs into a runaway slave. Although James himself is freed and has lived the life of a white boy, he finds himself in a position to have that all ripped away. Desperate to keep his secret hidden, the slave helps him find a new life safe from his past. However, the past eventually comes calling, and James is flung into his dark past as the slave calls in a favor from him. The ensuing journey is thrilling and dangerous and full of emotion.
I love the moral issues this book raises around slavery and the perspectives of everyone involved, from white slave owners, white non-slave owners, mulatto foreman, mulatto free men, slaves, runaways, and freed people of color. In addition, I love the moral issues of humanity and what it means to stay to help another human at personal risk to oneself. The plot rolls in this story, and there is plenty of adventure and danger to bring the thrills.
If I could change one thing about Grissom's stories, it would be to have her stay with characters longer. Throughout her story, we encounter and leave characters so quickly that it is sometimes hard to emotionally reconcile the parting as a reader.
This book is for fans of historical fiction, slave fiction, drama, and realistic fiction. It is also for readers who like to feel empathy, thrills, heartfelt moments, and triumph. It is a fast-paced read with the perfect amount of adventure and danger.
Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail