The Kitchen House
Ranked #7 in Slavery, Ranked #17 in South — see more rankings.
When a white servant girl violates the order of plantation society, she unleashes a tragedy that exposes the worst and best in the people she has come to call her family. Orphaned while onboard ship from Ireland, seven-year-old Lavinia arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation where she is to live and work with the slaves of the kitchen house. Under the care of Belle, the master's illegitimate daughter, Lavinia becomes deeply bonded to her adopted family, though she is set apart from them by her white skin.
Eventually, Lavinia is accepted into the world of the big house, where... more
Eventually, Lavinia is accepted into the world of the big house, where... more
Rankings by Category
The Kitchen House is ranked in the following categories:
- #18 in 2010
- #61 in Adultery
- #100 in African American
- #45 in Black and White
- #54 in Book Club
- #53 in Charisma
- #64 in Historical Fiction
- #74 in Mom
- #67 in Orange
- #93 in Racism
- #64 in Strong Women
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