The Triumph of Grace - Kay Strom

THE BOOK:

This riveting conclusion of Grace Winslow’s fight for freedom carries her from England to America’s Deep South. After learning that her husband, Cabeto, is on a South Carolina plantation, Grace dons a sailor’s disguise and boards the only ship headed for America—a detestable slave ship. When her secret is discovered, Grace is locked up in the hold.

In South Carolina, Grace is bought immediately, but soon sold to a man who is not a slave keeper. Moved by her story of perseverance and faith, John Hull makes Grace’s mission his own. Grace now has a dear brother in Christ to help her, but a restored sense of hope does not mean the path to finding Cabeto will be clear—or free of trouble . . .

MY REVIEW:

Star Review: ***

Readers who have read the previous books in the Grace in Africa series will be excited to get their hands on the final book, The Triumph of Grace. While I was excited to finally see that Grace and Cabeto find each other once again, I had a hard time reading it. Maybe it’s just not my favorite writing style to read, but this book just didn’t work for me as much as I had hoped. 

Grace was a very strong character and one that readers quickly begin cheering for. As she strove, through every struggle and trial that came her way, to be reunited with her husband, she really came to life. And I really enjoyed Cabeto’s scenes—getting to see how he survived the hard years separated from his wife as a lame slave in America. I did have one problem with all the different characters and side-stories going on—they were hard to keep track of at times!

The Triumph of Grace is a very sobering, and enlightening, view into slavery from a slave’s point of view. And for those readers who have begun this series, they will enjoy finding out how on earth Grace ever manages to rescue her dear Cabeto. And even after they are reunited, their adventure is far from over. Their journey toward freedom kept me very engaged and reading to the last page. 

I reviewed this book for the author. It was not required that I give a positive review, but solely to express my own thoughts and opinions of this book, which I have done. 

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