The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film--a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't--nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She's full of ambition, but without a husband, she's considered a failure.
Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town...
Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in the Mississippi city of Jackson. She moved to New York City after graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and creative writing, where she worked for sixteen years in magazine publishing and marketing. Her husband and daughter currently reside in Atlanta.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780399155345 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399155341 |
| Title | The Help |
| Author | Kathryn Stockett |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2009-02-10 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Winner of Boeke Prize., Winner of Orange Prize for Fiction. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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