About the Book
From the publisher: Two friends: one Black, one White. Two families: one wealthy, one poor. A rich family saga that resonates throughout centuries of American history to illuminate some of the central questions of our time.
Jodi Lea Stewart’s remarkable new novel Triumph: A Novel of the Human Spirit spans the 65 years between 1903 and 1968 to dramatize who we are, how we got here, and where the better angels of our nature impel us to go. The novel’s publication and release will be celebrated with an online launch event on September 23, 2020.
The novel’s epic sweep weaves together three vivid storylines set in Louisiana, Texas, and St. Louis. It opens in 1903 when two children are displaced from their homes. One is abducted by a secretive voodoo sect; the other is presented to a former Texas Ranger as part of a life-changing plea for help. Their uncertain fates set in motion a series of events that reverberate decades later.
Triumph’s central storyline describes the friendship between Mercy and Annie, two girls growing up in late-1950s St. Louis. As they grow older, their friendship is tested and strengthened by their encounters with the city’s simmering bigotry and tenacious legacy of segregation. As their story moves forward, the past and future begin to weigh more heavily on the present, bringing Mercy and Annie to a dramatic crossroad that casts an honest, wrenching, and hopeful light on issues we grapple with to this day.
Betty’s Quick Review
TRIUMPH is a work of several stories, spanning from 1903 into the 1960s. Each story is intriguing in its own right and trying to figure out how they all interweave will keep you reading. At the heart of each character’s story is how race and prejudice, or lack thereof, work into everyday life. The biggest message one gets from this book is that we are all, indeed, connected; sometimes in surprising ways. It is truly impossible to judge someone by their looks alone and everyone’s story is important. A well-written and well-paced novel, it goes to some dark places before reminding readers of the beauty and TRIUMPH of the human spirit.
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Author: Jodi Lea Stewart
Series: TRIUMPH: A Novel of the Human Spirit, Standalone novel
Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix
Publication Year: 2020
ASIN: –
ISBN: 1950560295
