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Simon & Schuster
February 2010
On Sale: February 2, 2010
384 pages
ISBN: 1439153663
EAN: 9781439153666
Kindle: B0034DGPEU
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Historical
In this gripping New York Times bestseller, Kathleen
Grissom brings to life a thriving plantation in Virginia in
the decades before the Civil War, where a dark secret
threatens to expose the best and worst in everyone tied to
the estate. 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. Through the unique eyes of Lavinia and Belle, Grissom’s
debut novel unfolds in a heartbreaking and ultimately
hopeful story of class, race, dignity, deep-buried secrets,
and familial bonds.
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