Empowering voices, breaking barriers, and fostering hope.
This book, "The Help," could be a good read for you if you are seeking a captivating and poignant story that sheds light on the experiences of black maids in 1960s Mississippi. With its powerful narrative and unflinching portrayal of the racial divide, this book will deeply resonate with you. Through the courageous actions of the main characters, it offers a testament to the strength of unity, the pursuit of justice, and the power of hope for a better future. Get ready to be inspired and moved as you dive into this compelling read.
ISBN: 9780425244296
Authors:
Kathryn Stockett
Publisher: The Berkley Publishing Group
Date of Publication: 2011-07-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.47
(rated by 2736593 readers)
Description
"Wise, poignant... You'll catch yourself cheering out loud." -People"If you read only one book...let this be it." -NPR.orgAibileen Clark is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, raising her deventeenth white chilf. She's always taken orders quitely, but lately it leavs her with a bitterness she can no longer bite back. Her friend, Minnie Jackson has certainly never held her tongue, or held on to a job for very long, but now she's working for a newcomer with secretd that leaver her speechless. And white socialite Skeeter Phelan has just returned from college with ambition and a degree but, to her mother's lament, no husband. Normally Skeeter would find solace in Constantine, the beloved maid who raised her, but Constantine has inexplicably disapperad.Together, these seemingly different women join to work on a project that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town-to write in secret, a tell-all book about what it's really like to work as a black maid in the white homes of the South. Despite the terrible risks they will have to take, and the sometimes humorous boundaries they will have to cross, these three women unite with one intention: hope for a better day."It's the must-read choice of a every book club in the country... What is the big attraction? The Help is about something. That is something real. Something thqt matters." --The Huffington Post
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This book, "The Help," could be a good read for you if you are seeking a captivating and poignant story that sheds light on the experiences of black maids in 1960s Mississippi. With its powerful narrative and unflinching portrayal of the racial divide, this book will deeply resonate with you. Through the courageous actions of the main characters, it offers a testament to the strength of unity, the pursuit of justice, and the power of hope for a better future. Get ready to be inspired and moved as you dive into this compelling read.
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