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Feb
16
Kathleen Grissom at Fountain Bookstore: Win a signed copy of THE KITCHEN HOUSE
2010 at 7pm Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
The Deets
Kathleen Grissom will read and sign The Kitchen House, now out in paperback from Simon & Schuster, next Tuesday, February 23rd, at 6:30pm at my partner indie Fountain Bookstore (located at 1312 E. Cary St. in Richmond’s historic Shockoe Slip), and I’m thrilled to be introducing her!
So what’s the book about? The publisher describe it thusly:
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 the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction. Lavinia finds herself perilously straddling two very different worlds. When she is forced to make a choice, loyalties are brought into question, dangerous truths are laid bare, and lives are put at risk.
The Kitchen House is a tragic story of page-turning suspense, exploring the meaning of family, where love and loyalty prevail.
If that’s not enough to convince you, check out this rave review from Jennifer at The Literate Housewife, whose taste I trust implicitly, and this sneak peek at what you’ll be able to enjoy if you join us.
Plus, I’ll be there, and I want to meet you!
The Goodies
Fountain Bookstore has generously agreed to provide a signed copy of The Kitchen House to one lucky reader. Whether you’re here in Richmond and can get it signed in person next Tuesday, or you live on the other side of the country, leave a comment here telling me why you’re interested in this book, or, if you’ve read it, suggest a question you’d like to ask Ms. Grissom.
Entries will be open until 11:59pm EST this Sunday, February 21st. I will use random.org to select a winner, whom I’ll notify by email on Monday.
If you’re new here, welcome! I hope you’ll have a look around.
If you’re not sure of how to leave a comment, just scroll to the end of this post and click on the “# comments” link next to the entry’s tags underneath the post. Fill in the info (leaving “website” blank unless you have one), type your answer in the comments, and click “submit comment.” New comments take a few minutes to appear, so if you don’t see yours at first, don’t panic. There’s no need to resubmit.
Update 2/22/10: Hannah from Wordlily is the winner of this giveaway.Comments are now closed.
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The books sounds delicious!!! Perhaps that is due to your rapt description. But I would really love to win it and read it!!!
This book does look wonderful! I read another review over the weekend and found it fascinating!
Oh please sign me up for this one! The book has the historical aspect, which is fascinating, but bottom line, I want to read the book because Jennifer loved it. I trust her implicitely as well. rnawrot at cfl dot rr dot com
It might be easier to answer what doesn’t interest me. But I’ll try it your way: Ireland, house help, the South — I just finished reading The Help, too.
I would love to win a copy of this. I think this sounds like a fascinating twist on the normal slave story. I’ve also heard a few good reviews and the book has moved steadily up my TBR list.
I was hooked by your description of the book and then I went over and read Jennifer’s at The Literate Housewife. It sounds absolutely fascinating. I really want to read this. Please enter me in the drawing.
This sounds interesting. I love reading hist-fic set in America, so this is a great find (Hist-fic set in America NOT during a war or in the Old West).
I will recommend this book to our book club. I love the description in the review and can’t wait to read it. Please enter me in the drawing.
I haven’t read a period piece in a while and I’d love to jump back into it! Please enter me.
I love the historical topic. This sounds so wonderful!
Please enter me!
I am interested in winning this book because it is full of words. And I love them. I love reading. Yep. Love those books!
I am interested in this book, because it takes place at a time in history that I am very interested in. I love this period in history. Please enter me. Thanks!
I’m interested in reading this book because I love reading books set on plantations in the south involving racial issues.
Please enter me in this giveaway!
I’ve loved everything you’ve ever recommended. Pick me!
“page-turning suspense” had me hooked and I love historical drama. Thanks for sharing this book!
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I love reading about this time period, and I love new takes on the issues presented then. I’ve heard good things about this book; it sounds fascinating!
This sounds so interesting! I only read one sentence of the description because I hate to know too much, but it sounds intriguing!
[...] Kathleen Grissom at Fountain Bookstore: Win a signed copy of THE KITCHEN HOUSE [...]
I’ve always enjoyed books about the old South. I loved reading Gone With the Wind and I know I would enjoy this one, too!
This book has got rave reviews all over the blogosphere. I dont know whether I am too late but if I am not count me in please
My dad was an American history teacher. When I was growing up, our family vacations were centered on visiting historical places all over the country but especially anything related to the Civil War. So I’ve kind of grown up with an interest in the whole idea of slavery.
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