Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks Art Growing up in West Virginia

Growing up in West Virginia

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Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks Art Growing up in West VirginiaAuthor: Crystal Wilkinson NATIONAL BESTSELLER A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful storytelling alongside nearly forty comforting recipes, from the former poet laureate of Kentucky. "With Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, Crystal Wilkinson cements herself as one of the most dynamic book makers in our generation and a literary giant. Utter genius tastes like this." Kiese Laymon, author of