The Kitchen House
Kathleen Grissom, 2010
A white indentured child is raised by the enslaved cooks of a Virginia plantation, where the kitchen house becomes the only family she has.
Kathleen Grissom
Grissom's debut became a word-of-mouth bestseller and was followed by a sequel, Glory Over Everything, in 2016.
Feels like family, identity and melancholy.
How a father explains race to a child using nothing but the chickens.
Could I be your girl, too?“ I asked quickly.The large, broad-shouldered man looked away before he answered. ”Well, now,“ he said, as though he had given it deep thought, ”I sure do think I would like that.“”But,“ I said, concerned that he hadn’t noticed, ”I don’t look like your other girls.“”You mean because you white?“I nodded.”Abinia,“ he said, pointing toward the chickens, ”you look at those birds. Some of them be brown, some of them be white and black. Do you think when they little chicks, those mamas and papas care about that? Books by Kathleen Grissom
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