By Kathleen Grissom
384 pages
Summary "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 master’s illegitimate slave daughter. Lavinia learns to cook, clean, and serve food, while guided by the quiet strength and love of her new family."
As both a tender depiction of line-shattering family love and a brutal reminder of the reality of American slave life, I found myself drawn in to Lavinia and her adopted family's story. A sad and sweet story.
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