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The Kitchen House

by Kathleen Grissom
The Kitchen House - Thryft
The Kitchen House - Thryft

Gripping tale of love and secrets.

"The Kitchen House" is a must-read for those interested in historical fiction set in the pre-Civil War era. The novel explores important themes of race, class, and family bonds through the unique perspectives of Lavinia and Belle. Kathleen Grissom's writing is both heartbreaking and hopeful, making it a truly gripping tale of love and secrets.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction and for Debut Author (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Kitchen House

by Kathleen Grissom
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ISBN: 9781439153666
Authors: Kathleen Grissom
Publisher: Atria Books
Date of Publication: 2010-02-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.22
(rated by 272521 readers)

Description

When a white servant girl violates the order of plantation society, she unleashes a tragedy that exposes the worst and best in the people she has come to call her family. Orphaned while onboard ship from Ireland, seven-year-old Lavinia arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation where she is to live and work with the slaves of the kitchen house. Under the care of Belle, the master's illegitimate daughter, Lavinia becomes deeply bonded to her adopted family, though she is set apart from them by her white skin. Eventually, Lavinia is accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction. Lavinia finds herself perilously straddling two very different worlds. When she is forced to make a choice, loyalties are brought into question, dangerous truths are laid bare, and lives are put at risk.
 

Gripping tale of love and secrets.

"The Kitchen House" is a must-read for those interested in historical fiction set in the pre-Civil War era. The novel explores important themes of race, class, and family bonds through the unique perspectives of Lavinia and Belle. Kathleen Grissom's writing is both heartbreaking and hopeful, making it a truly gripping tale of love and secrets.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction and for Debut Author (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.