The Help

The Help is the phenomenal international bestseller (that inspired the Oscar nominated film) by Kathryn Stockett.Enter a vanished and unjust world: Jackson Mississippi 1962. Where black maids raise white children but arent trusted not to steal the silver . . . Theres Aibileen raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own sons 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 theyd 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...The other side of Gone with the Wind - and just as unputdownable The Sunday TimesA big warm girlfriend of a book The TimesHarper Lees classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird has changed lives. Its direct descendent The Help has the same potential . . . an astonishing feat of accomplishment Daily ExpressKathryn 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. The Help is her first novel.