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Hope and Glory
Hope and Glory | Jendella Benson
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Glory arrives back in Peckham, from her seemingly-glamorous life in LA, to mourn the sudden death of her father, and finds her previously-close family has fallen apart in her absence. Her brother, Victor, has been jailed; her sister, Faith, appears to have lost her independence and ambition; and their mother, Celeste, is headed towards a breakdown. Glory is thrown by their disarray, and rather than returning to America she decides to stay and try to bring them all together again. However, when she unearths a huge family secret, Glory risks losing everyone she truly cares about in her pursuit of the truth.
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TracyReadsBooks
Hope and Glory | Jendella Benson
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Mehso-so

I will admit to appreciating a book populated with unlikeable characters IF, and especially when, the author can make me care enough about them I keep turning pages. Unfortunately, this book, filled with unlikable characters, almost but not quite pulled it off. Prodigal daughter comes home for her father‘s funeral and finds a family in disarray. Lots of drama and lots of secrets. A solid debut with enough promise I‘ll continue reading the author.

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JoyBlue
Hope and Glory | Jendella Benson
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Pickpick

This family drama is a promising debut. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#hope-and-glory

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JoyBlue
Hope and Glory | Jendella Benson
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Happy World Book Day, my friends! I started my celebration off strong, reading in bed before facing a day of household projects. I‘m currently reading Hope and Glory, a debut by British-Nigerian author Jendella Benson. What are you reading and how are you celebrating?

Read this year‘s special message from UNESCO here: https://debbybrauer.org/#world-book-day-2022

#WorldBookDay #23April #EveryDayIsDebbyBookDay

[photo: Polina Zimmerman—Pexels]

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TracyReadsBooks
Hope and Glory | Jendella Benson
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#WeekendReading

The plan is to make progress on the tagged book as well as A Most Beautiful Thing which I just started. Also hope to spend a little time with Buffy (love Jenny Frison‘s spectacular cover!!!). We‘ll see if I can stick to the plan!

@Andrew65

Andrew65 A good selection of books. 2y
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