The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom (Doubleday $34.99) As Pulitzer Prize-winner Alice Walker writes on the dustjacket of Kathleen Grissom's new book, The Kitchen House: "This novel, like The ...

VINELAND - Cumberland County College’s One Book-One College 2017-18 reading campaign is in full swing as this year’s selection, “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grissom, will become a topic ...

"The Kitchen House" made little splash when it came out in 2010, now the novel which has been compared with "The Help" has shot up the best-seller lists, propelled by a book-club groundswell.

I loved this book because it was so fast moving ... Lavinia, in with the black kitchen help. He had brought her home with him when her parents died onboard his ship that was bringing poor Irish ...

She works alongside the slaves Mama Mae, Papa George, Belle (the captain’s illegitimate daughter), and a slew of children in the kitchen house, which is a place of privilege on the plantation. The ...

Belle is a slave who runs the kitchen house at the majestic Tall Oaks plantation ... cast of characters you will care deeply about. This book will not disappoint. Grace Kelly's movie career ...