Glory Bishop, Deborah L. King
Glory Bishop, Deborah L. King
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Glory Bishop

Author: Deborah L. King

Narrator: Dara Brown

Unabridged: 11 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2024

Categories: Fiction, Drama, Women

Synopsis

Glory Bishop lives her life in pieces. At work and with her friends, she reads novels, speaks her mind, and enjoys slow dances and stolen kisses with her boyfriend, JT. But at home, Glory follows strict rules and second-guesses every step. Though she dreams of going to college and living like a normal teenage girl, her abusive mother has other ideas.When JT leaves to join the navy, Glory is left alone and heartsick. The preacher's son, Malcolm Porter, begins to shower her with lavish gifts, and her mother pushes Glory to accept his advances. Glory is torn between waiting for true love with JT or giving in to the overzealous Malcolm.When a stranger attacks Glory on the street, Malcolm steps in to rescue her, and her interest in him deepens. But the closer she gets to him, the more controlling he becomes. Glory must eventually decide whether to rely on others or to be her own savior.

About Deborah L. King

Though Deborah L. King has been a writer and storyteller her whole life, publishing her first short story at seven years old, she took only thirty-two years to complete the story of Glory Bishop. The novels were published in 2019 and 2021 as Glory Bishop and Glory Unbound. The two-part story tells the coming-of-age of a Chicago teenager growing up in the 1980s. Glory Unbound is a finalist for the CWA 2022 book of the year. Deborah's third novel, Mary Not Broken, is the prequel to Glory Bishop and tells the story of Glory's mother.

Deborah loves storms, champagne, old time radio, and '70s blues and soul. As a fiction writer, she loves the work of Octavia Butler, classic Stephen King, Peter David, and the illustrations of Dan DeCarlo. Thanks to an interesting childhood, she's afraid of escalators, bill collectors, and sometimes fresh produce.

Along with being a Vulcan and a bread-bender, Deborah enjoys cartoons, baking, photography, and Star Trek. Born and raised in Chicago, she has managed to achieve all of her childhood dreams-artist, teacher, baker, photographer, model, truck-driver, writer-and still lives in the area with her husband and two youngest children. According to her daughter, she has "literally aced her life!"

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on June 05, 2019

This book is nearly flawless. And I say that because, if you believe in God, only He is flawless. but Deborah King's Glory Bishop comes close. There's a lot about God and the Bible in this story, but don't let that scare you. Glory's mother and would-be husband are much, much scarier. Glory Bishop is......more

Goodreads review by Angie on June 09, 2019

3.5 Stars POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING: This story addresses the topic of domestic abuse / abusive relationships (both emotional and physical abuse). Glory Bishop, our title character, starts out her story a pretty typical teen for the most part, her life revolving around school, church, her job at the b......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on June 04, 2019

King’s tale of a teenager from a dysfunctional and spiritually damaged family falling in with an equally damaged husband shakes one’s soul. Downtown Chicago, present day. Demons are alive and well—no, not spec fiction demons, the biblical demons that only Glory’s mother can experience. Glory Bishop’s......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on May 31, 2019

I don’t consider myself a literary expert, but I have a feeling that I just read one of the finest books I’ll read all year. I finished an hour ago and I’m still shaking. Glory Bishop’s mother has placed coverings on all the apartment windows to keep evil out. Author Deborah King peels back the corn......more

Goodreads review by Bug on November 19, 2024

church girl in disguise I enjoyed how I was transported to the 1980s. Glory introduction was amazing. The way the story is told I really got to take the journey with her. She was full of surprises. I dont totally hate Malcolm either. I really trying to read the series in order but Mary story can’t w......more

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