Review: SEEKING GLORY by Patricia Hamilton Shook

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Life is never static. Just when you think you finally have everything under control, that illusion is shattered…and the life you once knew has spun off in unimaginable directions. Seeking Glory is an eloquent novel that explores the complexities of family relationships. With themes of loss, recovery, estrangement, and reconciliation woven throughout, it tells the story of a woman who seeks to uncover the truth about her young granddaughter’s origins.

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My review: It has been 10 years since Kate saw her daughter, and, suddenly, she gets a call from the hospital saying they have her. As her daughter lays there in the ICU, only one word was barely spoken: Glory.

That night in the hospital, Kate lost her daughter and gained a granddaughter named Glory, a 4-year old that’s never spoken. Could Kate take care of her?

Kate learns what she never knew about her daughter and Glory. Well-written, sorrowful, and enlightening. There some lag over some menial scenes that might’ve been more than necessary with its filling background and overflowing descriptions.

As you continue, you hope to get to the unraveling mystery of Glory. Who was her father? Why her mother ran away? Why doesn’t Glory speak? There’s a lot of reminiscing involved as the characters trudge through the day-to-day’s of a new life confined within the long grieving process.  Some days felt the same while others brought something new.

All about a woman’s grief, loss, and quest for recovery.

A pretty good read!

My rating: 3 stars