| The Kitchen House Original Edition Contributor(s): Grissom, Kathleen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439153663 ISBN-13: 9781439153666 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 Annotation: "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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009017509 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.75 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grissom, Kathleen: - Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Kathleen Grissom is now happily rooted in south-side Virginia. She is the author of The Kitchen House and Glory Over Everything. |