The Help: A Novel

Description

The Help is the phenomenal international bestseller (that inspired the Oscar nominated film) by Kathryn Stockett, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time

Enter a vanished and 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 and nursing the hurt caused by her own son’s tragic death; Minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and white Miss Skeeter, home from College, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared.

Skeeter, Aibileen and 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 and rely upon one another. Each is in a search of a truth. And together they have an extraordinary story to tell…

Reviews

The other side of Gone with the Wind – and 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

Outstanding, immensely funny, very compelling, brilliant ― Daily Telegraph

Immensely readable ― Observer

Daring, vitally important and very courageous, I loved and admired The Help. Fantastic ― Marian Keyes

A laugh-out-loud, vociferously angry must-read ― Marie Claire

Touching, disgraceful, funny. Highly recommended ― Daily Mail

Utterly brilliant ― She

Remarkable, shocking, brave, brilliant ― Easy Living

Wonderfully engaging dialogue ― Good Housekeeping

A compelling, great first novel, with soaring highs, poignant side stories and laugh-out-loud anecdotes. You’ll be sorry to finish it ― Psychologies

A winning story of courage and truth― Woman & Home

Author Biography

Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama, she moved to New York City, where she worked in magazine publishing and marketing for nine years. She currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and daughter. This is her first novel.