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The Kitchen Daughter
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The Kitchen Daughter (2011) (edit title/settings)

by Jael McHenry (Author) (edit contributors)

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After the unexpected death of her parents, painfully shy and sheltered 26-year-old Ginny Selvaggio seeks comfort in cooking from family recipes. But the rich, peppery scent of her Nonna’s soup draws an unexpected visitor into the kitchen: the ghost of Nonna herself, dead for twenty years, who... read more

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Twenty-six-year-old Ginny Selvaggio has just learned her parents have died in a car accident. She seeks solace in cooking and discovers she is able to call forth the ghosts of people who created the recipes. As she packs up her parents' things at the behest of her sister Amanda, who wants to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Twenty-six-year-old Ginny Selvaggio has just learned her parents have died in a car accident. She seeks solace in cooking and discovers she is able to call forth the ghosts of people who created the recipes. As she packs up her parents' things at the behest of her sister Amanda, who wants to sell the house and will not listen to Ginny's protests, she discovers some unsettling things: pictures of a woman she does not know and a letter from her father to her mother asking forgiveness. Determined to get at the root of the mysteries, she cooks to talk to the ghosts of her parents. Meanwhile, Amanda seeks to have Ginny's condition evaluated so that she can wrest control of the house away from Ginny and sell it. Meanwhile, Ginny befriends wounded and grieving David, the son of her housekeeper, Gert. David's wife Elena died in a car accident a year previous, and he cannot seem to move on.

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  • Ginny Selvaggio: A 26-year-old woman with Asperger's Syndrome.
  • Amanda: Ginny's sister.
  • Gert: A Jewish woman from Cuba who cleans Ginny's house.
  • David: Gert's son and Ginny's friend.
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First Sentence edit see section history

Bad things come in threes.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter One: Bread Soup
Chapter Two: Shortbread
Chapter Three: The Georgia Peach
Chapter Four: Midnight Cry Brownies
Chapter Five: Omelet
Chapter Six: Mulled Cider
Chapter Seven: Biscuits and Gravy
Chapter Eight: Butternut Squash Soup
Chapter Nine: Hard-boiled Eggs
Chapter Ten: Chicken Soup
Chapter Eleven: Homemade Play-Doh
Chapter Twelve: Hot Chocolate
Chapter Thirteen: Aji de Gallina
Chapter Fourteen: Hot Chocolate
Chapter Fifteen: Ribollita

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Cooking: Cooking is a means of coping and also connecting to loved ones.

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This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jael McHenry (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Gallery Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 12, 2011
ISBN: 1439191697
Page Count: 272

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3613.C5324 K58
  • Dewey: 813

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