The Help, by Kathryn Stockett{click on the image to direct you to Amazon for purchase if you're interested in buying, or leave a comment for me to order it for you}
Setting: Mississippi, 1962 during the early years of the civil rights movement
Skeeter: 22-year-old recent graduate from Ole Miss who's anxious to be a writer; decides to write a book about the "help" & their experiences as maids in white homes
Aibileen: a black maid raising her seventeenth white child; her son died while his bosses looked the other way
Minny: Aibileen’s best friend; frequently unemployed for her sassy behavior
"Thought-provoking...[Stockett's] pitch-perfect depiction of a country's gradual path toward integration will pull readers into a compelling story that doubles as a portrait of a country struggling with racial issues...This is already one of the best debut novels of the year."
Entertainment Weekly
2 comments:
Are we going to read the other one next? Is so, I will order them both at one time so I can get the free shipping.
we haven't decided on our next book, but I can order it for you & get free shipping w/o you needing to spend $25 on your order.
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