This was a rough read but extremely well done. I see a lot of reviews complaining that this isn't like the author's debut and the characters are unlikeable... I suppose I'm easy to please. Lots of content warnings apply (self harm, eating disorder, closeted behavior, criminal activity, violence) and I stress yet again that this is a rough read but the skill and the storyline (to me) are well worth your time.

Wow! I love books told from different viewpoints. This shows how everyone can be in the same household and have different viewpoints or outcomes. This story shows the importance of family and vulnerability. I’ll have to look for more books by this author!

Thank you netgalley for this arc!

Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark and Terah Shelton Harris for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Long After We Are Gone
I thoroughly enjoyed this emotional story about four siblings after the death of their father. This is a well written novel with a fast moving plot and lots of family drama throughout their lives. An unfortunate history affects these adult children along with poor communication skills that makes this time in their lives extremely difficult. Many secrets and surprises are erupting as the siblings grieve the loss of their father. The characters are well developed and each has a unique personality. The importance of land and home are deep rooted conflicts in this family that need to be solved. Only honesty and the ability to talk about past mistakes will help this family to move on to a brighter future.. Lots of ups and downs keep the story moving along with some interesting twists and turns.
This is the second novel by Terah Shelton Harris and I look forward to many more in the future.

Long After We’re Gone is told from four points of view. All of them are King’s children. As King is dying he tells his son not to let the white man take the house.

The Kingdom has been in the Solomon family for multiple generations. When the heirs learn they’re at risk of losing the house they come back home to try and save it.

All four points of view hold their weight. There was not one story that I felt I needed to just read and get through. Harris does an exceptional job giving everyone a different voice while keeping them engaging and interesting. Definitely recommend reading Long After We’re Gone.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC on this book for my honest review.

This book is about 4 siblings (each having their own personal issues) and how they deal with the sale of some of their land after their father's death. The Solomon's have lived on this land for 200 years and were once slaves. All the children felt their father was someone that they could not live up to. I will honestly say I struggled with the first 30% of this book and almost did not continue. I am not one to give up on a book, so I pushed on. It took me longer than my average time to read it, but I am glad I did finish it.

Wow! What a stunning story of a black family in North Carolina & the threat of their land taken away. I’ve never read a family drama like this before, & I’m still thinking of that ending. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy!

Four Black adult siblings try to save their home and land in North Carolina after their father dies. This is told in alternating chapters by each sibling which made the story feel disconnected. All of them have major issues which made it hard to find any of them likable. Lots to unpack in this book and I learned about heir property so I'm glad I read it.

Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark for my #gifted copy of Long After We Are Gone!

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

★★★★★

Long After We Are Gone is such a beautiful and complex family drama and I absolutely loved it. Told in alternating viewpoints, this is the story of four siblings who each have their own secrets and battles. I love books about family relationships so it’s no surprise that this book really hit the mark for me. I absolutely loved the writing style and just found myself so lost in this book once I started. Heir property is a topic that I know little about, and while this is a fictional story, I appreciated the opportunity to learn more about this topic.

“Don’t let the white man take the house.” Those were the last words King Solomon says to his son before he dies. Now, all for Solomon siblings must return to North Carolina to save their home and land from a development company, who has plans to turn the property into a luxury resort. The four siblings will not only fight to save the Kingdom, but must also save themselves from the secrets they’ve been holding. While trying to save the Kingdom, everything else around them slowly begins to crumble.

I was so invested in this deeply emotional story. It was honestly unlike anything I’ve read and I cannot recommend this one enough!

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Junior, Mance, CeCe, and Tokey - four siblings face the loss of their ancestral home after their father, King, dies without a will. While all dealing with extreme personal struggles, they must come together to save the land that they have proudly occupied for close to 200 years and reconnect after each taking a very different path in life.

WOW, WOW, WOW. Everyone should read this book. It’s been a while since I read a book that tackled so much - complex familial and personal relationships, grief and loss, systems of oppression - in such a well-done and meaningful way. The individual issues that each character faces is also handled with great sensitivity. Even after reflecting on this book for the past few days, I still can’t really find adequate wording to express how well done this well. The writing is stunning, the characters are flawed and compelling, and the story is just so satisfying.

This was a five star read for me. I would recommend to anyone looking for a deep, meaningful story that will stick with you long after turning the last page.

Many thanks to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. These opinions are my own.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read. I liked the different viewpoints and how the author handled the weight of expectations for each character. The characters are easy to distinguish, and I truly cared about each one. The family dynamics seem true to life but are also entertaining. I was invested in their desire to save the Kingdom.

My one complaint is that the writing is overdone at times. Something will be told or explained in a sentence or two, and we as readers 100% get it. But the author doesn't move on. She gives us 5 or 6 more sentences on the same thing. It made me impatient, and I wondered if the author for some reason does not trust her readers' intelligence.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance e-galley; all opinions in this review are 100% my own.

Long After We Are Gone is an intimate look at the family ties that bind siblings even after they have grown apart. It delves into what happens when a powerful patriarch dies, and how secrets eventually come into the light. Shifting narrative focus between all of the siblings, we learn the truth behind each of their facades and come to appreciate the strengths and flaws of these relatable characters. A tribute to the strength of family in the face of historic hardship.

Unbelievable!! This undoubtedly brings an emotional and heartfelt story to the forefront. A part of history is being lost and not only as the author mentions 90% of black Americans suffer the loss of their land due to the way developers are challenging inherited land. In this story set in Dibbs, North Carolina, King Solomon passes away leaving his four children with their home place that has been in the family for 230 years. A developer comes in to challenge it and walk away with the property to build a waterfront resort. Solomon's last words " Don't let the white man take the house."
All four children have a different personality with different secrets and problems.
Junior, the oldest, is a school principal and married to his wife for the past 11 years, but what no one knows is that he is in love with a man.
Mance, the 2nd oldest son, is high tempered and spent time in prison.
Cece, the oldest daughter, is a lawyer and has embezzled money from her practice.
Tokey, the youngest daughter and doesn't fit in with the other siblings. She took care of her father and the house. She abuses her body to cope.
With all children different, they have their own plan of what to do with their home. The book reflects on the power of family and how legally a company can destroy them. This was an emotional read and the family shares the challenges of the company and how they can squeeze out the little people. It is told in 4 POVs and each character has a different idea for the house and they can use it for their advantage.
Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this incredible ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I feel in love with the King family's history,drama, romance and all the other facets of their journey. The King siblings have grown up and drifted apart but the death of the family patriarch draws each one back to the Kingdom. Secrets are brought to light, struggles are revealed but family and unity prevail. Drama,Romance, law, history are all contained on the pages of this novel. Told through the eyes of each sibling we get their story and the family history of the Kingdom. A must read novel

"Long After We Are Gone" is a family drama. King Solomon has died and has four children. The children must come together to save the land their father cherished. They do not have a deed by inherit shares in the the land as heirs. The land is valuable and the town businessmen try to get the land for a low price. As the siblings return home they each come with secrets weighing them down. Can they trust each other enough to let go of all the secrets?

What a drama. This book shows the viewpoint from each of the four siblings. Some who just wanted to escape the small town; others just feel trapped. All feel the weight of expectations. I really enjoyed the story and learned something along the way. It was a compelling read. I would recommend reading this book.

Thank you to #NetGalley, #TerahSheltonHarris, #SourcebooksLandmark for a copy of this book.
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At its core, this story is about secrets and the lies we tell ourselves, family obligation and the weight of expectations. The story centers on the adult Solomon siblings. They have come together at the family's ancestral home after the death of their father, King. Each are dealing with their own personal issues - from emotional eating to a disintegrating marriage and more. But they are forced to work together to save the Kingdom.

Harris builds the backstory of each character so you understand their emotional baggage and she expertly weaves their stories together with the right amount of drama and tension. At times I wanted to smack them for their stupid choices, but ultimately, I ended up rooting for them all. Overall, a very satisfying read that kept me up late.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy. I didn’t think I could possibly like this book as much as I liked Shelton Harris’ debut, but I was dead wrong. No one writes and develops characters like this author. Even when the characters are so unlikeable and making the worst decisions, you still end up loving them. This book was excellent and I would to see this as a limited tv series too.

When I went into this book I knew I was going to read it because I read One Summer in Savanna. This book was so captivating and I couldn’t put the book down. Lies, secrets, sex, addiction and betrayal. I am not one read books over and there is only a few I will read book and this book has been added to the list.

When King Solomon dies, his last words are “don’t let the white man take the house”. Now the Solomon siblings are trying to stop just that, after King died without a will and a developer is after their ancestral home.

I love fiction where you learn facts about society, as disconcerting as they can be. This story is about heir property, which while the story itself is fiction, is the leading cause of involuntary land loss to Black Americans. In my privilege bubble, I had no idea about this concept but I’m glad I was made aware, especially through an entertaining story and family drama. Every sibling was unique and each had their own issues going on. I wish we spent a little bit more time with Tokey, as her backstory was interesting to me.

“There’s an angel and devil in every family and you don’t get to decide which one you are. It chooses you.”

Long After You Are Gone comes out 5/17.

Terah Shelton Harris is a new to me author and one that I will be reading in the future. Prior to starting Long After We Were Gone, I had never heard of heir property nor its impact on Black involuntary land loss, which is at the core of this book and something that should be more widely known.

The story focuses on the four siblings of King Solomon and their quest to save their ancestral home and 200 acres of land after their father’s death. Each of the four siblings are brought to life for the reader through amazing character development and telling of the story through their viewpoints. The siblings demonstrate so many bad life choices from stealing, addiction, anger, violence, lies and secrets. They seem to be continually fighting against each other and failing to see the impact of their behaviors on each other.

The further I read into the story, the more I wanted the Solomon siblings to come together and put aside their differences to save their home and land. I wanted them to use their relationships and connections to help heal each other. I wanted them to be able to keep their home and land and for things to be fair.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed above are my own.

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This is a story of injustice and adult siblings figuring out their new world and relationships after the death of their father. They must work together to save the plantation home which their forefathers purchased and which they call The Kingdom. The adult siblings each have their own demons and challenges which appear insurmountable. Readers with siblings will understand the issues of the siblings and their conflicts and readers with no siblings will be able to see the joy, frustration, and sadness that siblings add to family dynamics.