The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom Discussion

 


The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 
January 24, 2022
South Sioux City Public Library 
Meeting Room
2121 Dakota Avenue 
South Sioux City, NE 
3:00 p.m.
Refreshment served
All are welcome!

Summary:  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.

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