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The Ghosts of Black Appalachia Visit Her Kitchen
The book, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, by Crystal Wilkinson combines poetry, prose, and fiction to tell stories from her upbringing in Kentucky, along with family recipes from five generations.
Cooking is always tied to the past and memory, according to Wilkinson, who sees the kitchen as a place of power and a tether to her matriarchal lineage. [ more ]