The Kitchen House

Name: The Kitchen House
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SKU: 9781439153666
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By Kathleen Grissom

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The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom is a historical fiction novel set in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It follows the story of Lavinia, an orphaned Irish girl who becomes an indentured servant on a Southern plantation. As Lavinia grows up, she navigates the complex relationships and tensions between the enslaved people working in the kitchen house and the members of the plantation's white family, revealing the intertwined fates and secrets that bind them all.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy immersive historical fiction that delves into the complex social issues of the pre-Civil War South. The narrative intertwines the lives of a young Irish servant girl and the enslaved people she lives among, offering a powerful exploration of loyalty, betrayal, and the unwritten laws that govern their world. Your interest in rich character development and stories that evoke deep emotional responses might find fulfillment here.

"Gone with the Wind" is turned inside out in this tragic, page-turning novel in which a white indentured servant girl lives and works with black slaves.

Description

Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of the highly anticipated Glory Over Everything, established herself as a remarkable new talent with The Kitchen House, now a contemporary classic. In this gripping novel, a dark secret threatens to expose the best and worst in everyone tied to the estate at a thriving plantation in Virginia in the decades before the Civil War.

Orphaned during her passage from Ireland, young, white Lavinia arrives on the steps of the kitchen house and is placed, as an indentured servant, under the care of Belle, the master's illegitimate slave daughter. Lavinia learns to cook, clean, and serve food, while guided by the quiet strength and love of her new family.

In time, Lavinia is accepted into the world of the big house, caring for the master's opium-addicted wife and befriending his dangerous yet protective son. She attempts to straddle the worlds of the kitchen and big house, but her skin color will forever set her apart from Belle and the other slaves.

Through the unique eyes of Lavinia and Belle, Grissom's debut novel unfolds in a heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story of class, race, dignity, deep-buried secrets, and familial bonds.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781439153666

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 February 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster

Edition: Original ed.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 384

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Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Kathleen Grissom Literary Fiction

About the Author

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Kathleen Grissom is now happily rooted in south-side Virginia. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House, Glory Over Everything, and Crow Mary. Find out more at KathleenGrissom.com.