Kathleen Grissom

The kitchen house

Jessica Ford

I loved this book. The story was so sad, yet interspersed with much laughter. I like how the chapters were told by the point of view of two different characters. It rounded out the story. I can't recommend this book enough. I can't wait to read more by Grissom.

Fran Lewis

Shawna Gavas

A page-turner from start to finish! My heart was literally in my throat at times and the box of tissues was never far away....

Magdalene Lim

Well researched fiction has the ability to make you feel like it's real. This felt real. Captivated by the characters and the struggles they go through.

Meghan Truskowski

Jeni Enjaian

It's hard to figure out how many stars to give to an incredibly well-written, utterly depressing book. The quality of the narrative won out.

Although the narrative does get off to a rocky start with Lavinia's first-person narration of the events of her childhood, as she grows and matures so does the narrative. At first the tragedies of slavery seem almost cliché-due more to how many books on the subject that I've read than the actual events or narration of them-Grissom does not tell a typical tale. Yes, many of the events contained within the cover of this book happened countless times during both actual and fictional history, Grissom lays them out in heart-breaking fashion.

This is a very well written book. I recommend the book with a small disclaimer. It is not for the weak-stomached or young. Those with maturity should definitely add this book to their reading list.

Sara wilke

Rae smith

Emily Neroni

Madelyn

"In 1790, Lavinia, a seven-year-old Irish orphan with no memory of her past, arrives on a tobacco plantation where she is put to work as an indentured servant with the kitchen house slaves. Though she becomes deeply bonded to her new family, Lavinia is also slowly accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction. As time passes she finds herself perilously straddling two very different worlds and when loyalties are brought into question, dangerous truths are laid bare and lives are at risk."--Publisher's description.

The kitchen house

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