Hope & Glory: 'A sweeping, rich tale' Bolu Babalola

In HOPE AND GLORY, Glory returns to Peckham to mourn her father's death and discovers her family has fallen apart. She unearths a family secret and risks losing everything she cares about in her pursuit of the truth.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2023
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Yomi Adegoke, the author of SLAY IN YOUR LANE, has praised the book for its depiction of South London. He describes it as a sweeping, rich tale that explores family, secrets, loss, love, and redemption within the context of a tessellation of cultures. Adegoke praises the book's beautiful texture and the deftly-woven story with tautly-written sentences that keep the reader engaged. He states that before the reader knows it, they are too deep in the story to want to leave, wanting to know more.

Bolu Babalola, the author of LOVE IN COLOUR, also praises HOPE AND GLORY. She describes the book as a compelling world that has stayed with her long after she has turned the final pages. Babalola praises the characters, particularly Glory, for their depth and complexity. She notes that 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 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.

Candice Carty-Williams, the author of QUEENIE, also praises HOPE AND GLORY. She states that 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 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.

HOPE AND GLORY is a rich, heart-warming story of loss, love, and family chaos, and marks an exciting new voice in fiction. The book explores themes of family, secrets, and redemption, and is written with a beautiful texture that pulls the reader in. The characters are well-developed and relatable, and the story is filled with suspense and emotion. The book is a testament to the power of storytelling and the ability of literature to transport the reader to different worlds and evoke a range of emotions.

Weight: 278g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398702318