An orphaned Irish girl grows up among the enslaved people on a Virginia plantation
What it is about
Lavinia is a young Irish orphan who is taken in as an indentured servant on a tobacco plantation in Virginia. She is raised in the kitchen house alongside the enslaved family who work there. As she grows, she must decide where she belongs.
Who will enjoy it
Readers of historical fiction who can handle tough subjects.
What you will get
A bestselling debut that deals with cruelty and loyalty. It is a hard read at times.
The Kitchen House Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Historical Fiction · Plantation · Slavery · Family
Length
384 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Lavinia, the kitchen house cook Belle and the family who owns the plantation.
Setting
A Virginia tobacco plantation, around the late 1700s.
What makes it different
A story of slavery seen through the eyes of a white girl raised by Black caretakers.
Feel
Emotional, painful and absorbing.
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