The Kitchen House: A Novel

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Synopsis

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.

Chapters

  • KitchenHouse 41 Chapter38

    Duration: 02min
  • KitchenHouse 42 Chapter39

    Duration: 23min
  • KitchenHouse 43 Chapter40

    Duration: 05min
  • KitchenHouse 44 Chapter41

    Duration: 18min
  • KitchenHouse 45 Chapter42

    Duration: 06min
  • KitchenHouse 46 Chapter43

    Duration: 16min
  • KitchenHouse 47 Chapter44

    Duration: 04min
  • KitchenHouse 48 Chapter45

    Duration: 23min
  • KitchenHouse 49 Chapter46

    Duration: 02min
  • KitchenHouse 50 Chapter47

    Duration: 19min
  • KitchenHouse 51 Chapter48

    Duration: 05min
  • KitchenHouse 52 Chapter49

    Duration: 17min
  • KitchenHouse 53 Chapter50

    Duration: 05min
  • KitchenHouse 54 Chapter51

    Duration: 18min
  • KitchenHouse 55 Chapter52

    Duration: 15min
  • KitchenHouse 56 Chapter53

    Duration: 24min
  • KitchenHouse 57 Chapter54

    Duration: 18min
  • KitchenHouse 58 Chapter55

    Duration: 22min
  • KitchenHouse 59 AuthorsNote

    Duration: 03min
  • KitchenHouse 60 Credits

    Duration: 20s
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