Goodreads Reviews for The Kitchen House
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“You will be thrilled by this intimate and surprising story that connects us with an unexpected corner of our history. Kathleen Grissom gives us a new and unforgettable perspective on slavery and families and human ties in the Old South, exploring the deepest mysteries of the past that help define who we are to this day.”
—Robert Morgan, bestselling author of the Oprah Book Club selection Gap Creek
“Kathleen Grissom peers into the plantation romance through the eyes of a white indentured servant inhabiting the limbo land between slavery and freedom, providing a tale that provokes new empathy for all working and longing in The Kitchen House.”
—Alice Randall, author of The Wind Done Gone and Rebel Yell
“To say Kathleen Grissom’s The Kitchen House is a page turner wouldn’t do it justice. For a debut novelist, Grissom breaks away from the gate at a fast clip, the reader hanging on for the ride.”
—Durham Herald Sun
”The Kitchen House combines a history lesson with a compulsively readable melodrama.”
—Wilmington Star-News
“Tension lurks everywhere, propelling the story forward [and] ample amounts of drama keep the reader interested. This novel captivates with its messages of right and wrong,family, and hope.”
—Sacramento/San Francisco Book Review
“Forget Gone With the Wind. Belle and Lavinia, the heroines in this novel, will make Scarlett seem like a wimp in comparison. Together they narrate a story that grabs the reader and demands to be devoured. Wow.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“A gripping tale of the South during the days of slavery...Kathleen Grissom’s first novel explores the well-known side of the dark world of slavery as well as the not-so-well-known world of white slavery, or indentured servitude. The book is written in a manner that is fast paced and action packed…difficult to put down.”
—BookReporter.com
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