The Kitchen House

‘You must not become too friendly with them,’ she said. ‘They are not the same as us.’ ‘How?’ I asked. ‘How are they not the same?’ When seven-year-old Irish orphan Lavinia is transported to Virginia to work in the kitchen of a wealthy plantation owner, she is absorbed into the life of the kitchen house and becomes part of the family of black slaves whose fates are tied to the plantation. But Lavinia’s skin will always set her apart, whether she wishes it or not. And as she grows older, she will be torn between the life that awaits her as a white woman and the people she knows as kin… A compelling, powerful and poignant coming-of-age story about the fragility of family,and where love and loyalty prevail.Author: Grissom, Kathleen,author Contributors: Grissom, Kathleen,author Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Published/Release Date: 29 Aug 2013 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Transworld Publishers Ltd Author/Director/Artist: Kathleen Grissom Dimension (cm): 198x130x24 mm Package Dimension (cm): 33x196x128 mm Item Weight (g): 271 Package Weight (g): 270