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The Kitchen House: A Novel. Paperback – Feb. 2 2010. 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 ...
2 févr. 2010 · THE KITCHEN HOUSE tells the story from two alternating points of view: Lavinia, a child of indentured servants, and Belle, head cook at Tall Oaks. Lavinia becomes orphaned during ocean passage to 18th century Virginia. Sea captain Pyke decides to take Lavinia home to his tobacco plantation and put her to work in the Kitchen House with Belle.
2 févr. 2010 · The Kitchen House is a tragic story of page-turning suspense, exploring the meaning of family, where love and loyalty prevail. Explore the reading group guide for The Kitchen House. A Conversation with Author Kathleen Grissom. Q: What information surprised you while doing research on white indentured servants?
21 oct. 2014 · The Kitchen House. : Kathleen Grissom. Simon and Schuster, Oct 21, 2014 - Fiction - 384 pages. 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 ...
When seven-year-old Irish orphan Lavinia is transported to Virginia to work in the kitchen of a wealthy plantation owner, she is absorbed into the life of the kitchen house and becomes part of the family of black slaves whose fates are tied to the plantation. But Lavinia's skin will always set her apart, whether she wishes it or not.
The Kitchen House, set in the late 1700s and early 1800s, in Virginia, is a gripping novel about a white (Lavinia) and a black woman (Belle), traversing through love, betrayal, tragedies and myriad circumstances of life, whilst shackled in the reins of slavery.
By contrast, the situation at Tall Oaks plantation, where The Kitchen House is set, is more nuanced. Though I hesitate to take issue with Clarke, I found Grissom's historical depiction more believable. Cap'n Pyke, the plantation owner in The Kitchen House, does have a child by one of his slaves.
