Glimmers of Change (# 7 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Romance Series)

Such an emotional roller coaster! This book was painful to read but the title says it all. There is hope. It’s amazing to me how much of what is happening in our country today is not that much better than it was back then - still so much hatred, ignorance and bigotry. But this history does offer hope. It’s just slow getting here.

Each book is better than the last one! And educational on top! I wish I had these books while studying American History in school!

The story line is timeless; the characters believable, strong, resilient, optimistic, realistic; dialogue is genuine and engaging. A wonderful novel of HOPE.

[email protected] - to Ginny Dye: I am currently reading Glimmers of Change. I would like to give you my background and then submit a review of all your books I have read. I have read a lot of reviews and most of them contain exactly how I feel about your books, they are interesting, excellently written, factual, absorbing and it is hard to put one down to complete routine tasks. I love them all. I really would like you to know I will be 90 years old in October and have been an avid read all my life, taught to read by my Dad around age 2 and have never stopped. I am sorry to say I have not read many true books, mostly fiction, but my favorite book of all time before reading your Civil War stories has been Gone with the Wind. There is so much more detail in your books, so many occurrences and happenings I have never heard of.I was born in Massachusetts, lived, educated and married in Rhode Island. A year after graduating High School in 1943, I married a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force, I was 18 years old. Before he was sent overseas as a pilot on a B17, he sent for me to join him in Florida while he was training. I took a train to NY, then changed to go Washington, D.C. It was a Pullman train and I had an upper bunk for the night. There were many many servicemen on the train including blacks and whites. During the night I was woken by voices, noises, and feeling the train stopping. I could not understand why so I questioned a Porter. He told me that we were at the Mason/Dixon line and all black people had to be removed to travel on another special train. He said it was a law that they could not be with white people after they crossed this special line. I was amazed, perturbed, and upset as I had never heard anything like this before. Being a New Englander all my life, black people were parts of my school, my life and my working element at the RI Hospital. When I met my husband, I informed him of what had happened and he said not to be surprised as I would notice many other incidents with black people in the South. While I was there for five months, I certainly did view a few including men not giving a seat to a pregnant black lady and when I rose, being told it was not done in the South.Now having read your books and finding out what had happened was absolutely mild compared to the 1800's, I cannot believe the hate, cruelty and ignorance of both blacks and whites in those days. Your writing has awakened me to many facts, but I am a little too old to try to help in any at the present time except to voice my opinion. I firmly believe that the black race is part of our society - north or south - and are persons trying to be educated and live without prejudice against their color.Your books are so well written, thanks for keeping raw sex out of them. Most of your characters are so full of love and understanding and want to help the unfortunate, it is wonderful to read about them and actually go through their trials and tribulations with them. I was so into the story that if Robert had died, I think I would have stopped reading any further - not really - but I was so into the story of Robert and Carrie as well as little Amber who "read" Robert back into life. I am so hoping Rose and Moses live to see their free family accomplish their goals.I am completing this review and hope you know how very much I have loved these books and can't wait to finish the 8th one and await your upcoming one. Luckily I have a large family, 13 grandchildren, almost 12 GREAT grandchildren and are enjoying every one of them. Quite a few of my family are readers and I will be sure they read the Bregdan Chronicles whenever they are ready and old enough. Thank you again for being such a great author and person. After reading your BIO, you sound like a fun loving and busy woman, bless your ability to write such wonderful interesting and absorbing, factual books. [email protected]

These books just keep getting better …. Gla the next one is waiting … I have already ordered it and it’s waiting in my Kindle!

I would still open my review with intense and graphic as it has a lot of violence and racial situations. But it is true as to how hard it was after the Civil War was over for things to begin to change.. Ginny Dye does a wonderful job of presenting the terrible along side the tenderness. Think this is one of her best in the series

I had just had my 2nd knee replacement surgery in April and was looking for something to read and I Started with Book #1 of the Bregdan Chronicles. I have just finished "Glimmers of Change" and can't wait to start #8.This series has totally overwhelmed me. I was born in Richmond, VA in 1932 and lived there until I married in 1953. In 1930, my father, a railroader on the C&O bought 450 acres of land in Charles City County. The land reached from route 5 to the James River and abutted Shirley plantation on the west side. I grew up in Richmond, but spent all of my weekends and vacations on "the farm" until Dad sold it in 1952.Reading this series of books has taken me back to the farm in my memories. The house was a pre-civil war farmhouse and was two story-so it was not a shack or not a mansion, but I am sure it was a very nice house when built. Sadly, I know none of the history of the property, but I could feel it as I read the books. I regret not being more involved in history when I had the chance to be there, but I loved the land, the river, and the wonderful woods. I am sure the woods along the river had never been cut. It was like walking into a cathedral-I even felt this as a young child. My mother always cared for her neighbors and, even though we lived in Richmond, she got to know the families around the farm. I was quite young when we went down one Saturday and she made my father take her back to see one of the black families that lived nearby. I expect she had gotten to know them because of Dad needing help since he couldn't be there full time. Anyway, it was winter and we drove down to there house and mother found that the family had flu. She immediately sent Dad for medicines and did what she could to help. A year or so later she brought one of the older daughters to our home in Richmond where in exchange for helping around the house, she gave her room, board and paid her college tuition. She became a teacher and taught in the Charles City County schools for the rest of her life.This series of books brought so many things home to me. I am thankful for the parents that I had,but sorry that I didn't try to find out more about the land that was such a big part of my life. We never lived there, because just after Dad bought the farm, the state of Virginia condemned a strip of land down the center of the property and built a road to the river and put a Ferry Dock there. It made it impossible to farm the property since the road would make it very difficult to reach the other half. Anyway, I could see, feel, and smell the land that you wrote of and deeply regret that I didn't find out more about the history of the land that we had. I am now hooked and will read on as long as you continue to write.Thank you.

This was another great chapter in the lives of the characters in this saga. I can't wait to continue the story.

Having devoured the Bregdan Chronicles as soon as each one has been published, this latest book didn't disappoint. It is a very different book from the others in the series (don't let that put you off) but it's a tough read. I was unaware of the violence that occurred after the Civil War (being British myself) and it was shocking to me, horrific..to see it through Matthew's eyes is hard to take in, but I do believe it's necessary to the reader to know what happened.A great yarn as usual and I look forward to my next visit to their world..

I love the way one book continues on to another, but I don’t the first two chapters of the next book at the end. I read them in the first book & then I was extremely puzzled when I started the second book & couldn’t think why it was so familiar.

Another stirring tale this series has sparked an interest in the American civil war and the plight of the slaves. Will be downloading the next volume soon

Enjoyed book

When's the next book ready?? Compelling.