Author: kathleengrissom

A novel of family and long-buried secrets along the treacherous Underground Railroad. The author of the New York Times bestseller and beloved book club favorite The Kitchen House continues the story of Jamie Pyke, son of both a slave and master of Tall Oakes, whose deadly secret compels him to take a treacherous journey through the Underground Railroad. Published in 2010, The Kitchen House … Railroad. Published in 2010, The Kitchen House became a grassroots bestseller. Fans connected so deeply to the book’s characters that the author, Kathleen Grissom, found herself being asked over and over “what happens next?” The…

A stunning New York Times bestseller that “does important work” (Alice Walker). Experience plantation life in the antebellum South through two unique voices in a novel that “grabs the reader and demands to be devoured” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). More than 56,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.