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Squinch

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6. A little. Her Irishness seems more of a device to put her in the middle of the hierarchy

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 01:58 PM

Mar 2019

of the plantation. She's an indentured orphan, so she can look above her to the master's white family and his black daughter, and below her to the kitchen slaves and the field slaves. It's a pretty smart way to give a complete picture of the cruelty of the place.

The story is very well told.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, March 17, 2019? [View all] hermetic Mar 2019 OP

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. Very good so far. Squinch Mar 2019 #1

A bit of Irish there hermetic Mar 2019 #2

A little. Her Irishness seems more of a device to put her in the middle of the hierarchy Squinch Mar 2019 #6

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How fun! hermetic Mar 2019 #7

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Good for you! hermetic Mar 2019 #9

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Yes, I've heard that hermetic Mar 2019 #11

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Hey there, #9 hermetic Mar 2019 #18

Hi Hermetic - always nice to correspond with you Number9Dream Mar 2019 #19

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This sounds really good hermetic Mar 2019 #16

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Fun stuff! hermetic Mar 2019 #17