The Help

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The Help is the phenomenal international bestseller (that inspired the Oscar nominated film) by Kathryn Stockett Enter a vanished & unjust world Jackson Mississippi 1962 Where black maids raise white children but aren't trusted not to steal the silver There's Aibileen raising her seventeenth white child & nursing the hurt caused by her own son's tragic death; Minny whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; & white Miss Skeeter home from College who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared Skeeter Aibileen & Minny No one would believe they'd be friends; fewer still would tolerate it But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries they come to depend & rely upon one another Each is in a search of a truth & together they have an extraordinary story to tell' The other side of Gone with the Wind
- & just as unputdownable' The Sunday Times'A big warm girlfriend of a book' The Times' Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird has changed lives It's direct descendent The Help has the same potential an astonishing feat of accomplishment' Daily Express Kathryn Stockett was born & raised in Jackson Mississippi After graduating from the University of Alabama she moved to New York City where she worked in magazine publishing & marketing for nine years She currently lives in Atlanta with her husband & daughter The Help is her first novel