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Bestseller book
Critically acclaimed
Has film adaptation
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Who is this book for? Readers interested in social justice, historical narratives, and character-driven stories.

Topics Civil rights movementsHousehold employeesAfrican american womenMothersCaregiversFriendshipSmall town & ruralSegregationWomen's rightsSocial changeRace relationsIdentity
MoodHopeful, Reflective
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMinor Subplot
The phenomenal international bestseller that inspired the Oscar-nominated filmEnter 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...'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. Its direct descendent The Help has the same potential . . . an astonishing feat of accomplishment' Daily Express

Language

en

Published on

13/05/2010

Pages

464

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780141039282

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