The Kitchen House: A Novel
by Kathleen Grissom, Fiction (Released January, 2010)
Bottom Line: Read it.
Summary: Set in the late 1700′s – early 1800′s, a 7 year old white girl is brought to work as a slave in the kitchen house of a Virginia plantation.
My Thoughts: This book manages to be heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. For every dislikable character, there is someone you love that embodies the other side of the coin (i.e. Marshall and The Captain, Rankin and Will Stephens). The Kitchen House is also chock full of drama and scandal to keep things moving along. I’ve added it to my Book Club Recommendations List.