The Kitchen House
About this book
"Oprhaned aboard a ship from Ireland, seven-year-old Lavinia arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation where she is to live and worth with the slaves of the kitchen house. Under the care of Belle, the master's illegitimate daughter, Lavinia becomes deeply bonded to her adopted family, though she is set apart from the by her white skin. Eventually accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction, Lavinia straddles two very different world. Then she is forced to make a choice"--P. [4] of cover.
Reader Profile
4.5/5 · 3144 readers · 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Kitchen House?
About ≈ 7 h 07 m — 384 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Kitchen House?
384 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Kitchen House?
It sits on the History, Fiction shelves.
Is The Kitchen House in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The Kitchen House take place?
It is set in Southern States.
Who wrote The Kitchen House?
Kathleen Grissom.