A review by barnysanchez
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Great historical fiction. Wonderfully written. It evoked strong feelings as I abhorred slavery. Still, I wanted to read something that shed light on the many Irish who were brought to America as indentured servants and who experienced the same abominations as others enslaved at the time.