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I am going to see if it is at my library today and then give it a quick once over to see what my interest level would be. Are you thinking of something right away or next month?
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I am reading it right now so I will let you know what I think when I finish it.
I just checked, and they have plenty of copies at my library. I'm in!
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I am reading it now, and I would love to have the author lead a discussion. I am out of town (without internet access!) from March 22-April 1, so it would be great if it could be after that.
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I finishe last night and really enjoyed it!
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Donna wrote: "Oh it would def be after that. I would say mid to end of April."Perfect for me then.
Donna did you know that the author has a question and answer session on goodreads going on right now?
Katie, I did not know, I am going to look for it.
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I'll wait for her to talk with this group instead of looking for the GR Q&A.
This was one of my favorite books ever!! Loved it! Loved it!
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That's great, Donna, that's right after I get back from my trip. Glad I won't miss it, I am loving this book.
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Ms. Grissom, I loved The Kitchen House. I was interested to know how a white woman was able to portray this story so perfectly, and then I read your author's note which I found so interesting. The characters and the story have stayed with me long after finishing the book.
I read this last month and absolutely loved it! We did it as a group read in the group I moderate....would love a Q&A!
Hi everyone! Thank you, Donna, for inviting me. I am open for any and all questions and I will check in throughout the day and evening. Thank you, Diane, for your comment. As you read in the author's notes, the characters came to me and spoke their lines. They became my beloved family. That is the best way I can describe it.
Nice to meet you, Ms. Grissom. Looking forward to discussing with you. I think everyone who read this looks at the characters as their family :)
Kathleen...first I want to say how much I loved your book! I passed my book on to 3 others who read and loved it too! I so loved the characters too! At times I found the book hard to read, knowing the inevitable hardship and terror that was to come, but my feelings for these characters kept me attached to the book. I also listened to a lot of it on audio and the narrators of Lavinia and Belle did a wonderful job!
And that, Diane, was my only hope.
I am a moderator in another group Kathleen and this was our group read for March!
Hi, Shelli. That's wonderful! I hope that you had a good discussion?
We had a great discussion and I just went back and read some comments and I do have a question...Why wouldn't the Captain tell Martha that Belle was his daughter? Or Marshall? It just seems like this one thing would have saved so much heartache and devastation.
AND the biggie! Will there be a sequel? Please!
Shelli, that was a part that I tried to change. However, when I did that, the story stopped. Finally, after alot of research, I came to understand why the characters told the story that way. In that time period, a blind eye was always turned to the biracial children on the plantation who looked like the master. It was never spoken of and denial was the order of the day. Yes, I am working on a sequel! Jamie and Sukey are speaking loud and clear. I believe it will be their story, but who else shows up is anybody's guess. :)
Jamie and Sukey(yay..I missed her!) that sounds great.I understand about the biracial children on the plantation...I just felt sad in this book, because I believe the Captain was a decent man...he seemed to care a great deal for Belle's mother and for Belle!
Shelli, so glad you posed the sequel question, and love hearing back from Kathleen that you are working on a sequel!Kathleen, this is funny because a few of us who read and discussed thought maybe you would do a pre-quel, in the voices of the Captain and Mama Mae! So maybe after the sequel :) We your fans obviously want so much more!
Kathleen,Thank you for your courage to write such a powerful novel.
The story through Lavinia's eyes, often brought tears to mine, and I found that after reading the final page I really wanted to know what happens in this 'next generation' at Tall Oaks.
I also noticed how all of your characters could come to life on their own. For me, just when you thought you were done with Rankin, he was back, and probably my most feared character as an instigator. And to my horror he still ends up, just missing at the end.
Diane, I don't know about a pre-quel, but then I don't know what to expect. For my next book I had every intention of writing about Crow Mary, a Crow Native woman from 1870, who has a fascinating story. However, all the while I was doing research, Jamie's voice kept interfering until I finally had to pay attention. Stacy, thank you for your kind words. The only courage that I needed was to write about some of the horrific deeds. I loved these people and I so much didn't want them to have to suffer.
If you didn't like the idea that Rankin was still around at the end of TKH, imagine my horror when I discovered in the new story that not only is Rankin still alive, he has a son who is every bit as evil as his father!
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I was just thinking about Rankin and of how much I dispised him and now there may be more of them running around?? Yuck but I am sure it would make a great story!
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Donna, that's terrific. What a great perk for your bookclub. Mine did that a few years ago with Lisa See when we read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and she was delightful.
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In-person too? Wish I belonged to you bookclub! I see you are in New York, so I imagine you have access to many wonderful book-related/author events.
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The Author is more than willing t chat with us but I just need more people to get involved before I call her over.
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