{"product_id":"the-kitchen-house-a-novel-deluxe-gift-edition","title":"The Kitchen House: A Novel (Deluxe Gift Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKathleen Grissom  New York Times bestselling author of the highly anticipated Glory Over Everything  established herself as a remarkable new talent with The Kitchen House  now a contemporary classic. In this gripping novel  a dark secret threatens to expose the best and worst in everyone tied to the estate at a thriving plantation in Virginia in the decades before the Civil War.  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 masters 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 masters 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  Grissoms debut novel unfolds in a heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story of class  race  dignity  deep-buried secrets  and familial bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44962947891253,"sku":"ByrdShop_1476790140","price":30.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781476790145.jpg?v=1770401314","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-kitchen-house-a-novel-deluxe-gift-edition","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}