The Help
Published on 13. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-14-103928-2 (ISBN)
Description
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Enter 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...
'A big, warm girlfriend of a book' The Times
'The other side of Gone with the Wind - and just as unputdownable' The Sunday 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
THE PHENOMENAL MULTI-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Enter 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...
'A big, warm girlfriend of a book' The Times
'The other side of Gone with the Wind - and just as unputdownable' The Sunday 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
THE PHENOMENAL MULTI-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Reviews / Votes
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. It's direct descendent The Help has the same potential . . . an astonishing feat of accomplishment * Daily Express * Outstanding, immensely funny, very compelling, brilliant * Daily Telegraph * Immensely readable * Observer * Daring, vitally important and very courageous, I loved and admired The Help. Fantastic -- Marian Keyes A laugh-out-loud, vociferously angry must-read * Marie Claire * Touching, disgraceful, funny. Highly recommended * Daily Mail * Utterly brilliant * She * Remarkable, shocking, brave, brilliant * Easy Living *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
324 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-103928-2 (9780141039282)
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Kathryn Stockett
The Help. Film Tie-In
Book
08/2011
Penguin Classics;Penguin
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Kathryn Stockett
The Help
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05/2010
Penguin Classics;Penguin
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Kathryn 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 has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Stockett's highly anticipated second novel, The Calamity Club, will be published in May 2026.