The Help
Published on 3. September 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-241-97357-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 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...
Penguin by Hand is a collection comprising six of Penguin's most popular women's fiction titles of recent years, all with new and beautiful craft-inspired jackets.
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...
Penguin by Hand is a collection comprising six of Penguin's most popular women's fiction titles of recent years, all with new and beautiful craft-inspired jackets.
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 * Wonderfully engaging dialogue * Good Housekeeping * A compelling, great first novel, with soaring highs, poignant side stories and laugh-out-loud anecdotes. You'll be sorry to finish it * Psychologies * A winning story of courage and truth * Woman & Home * A brisk, involving read * Metro * An exciting and atmospheric story -- Rachel Cooke * Observer Books of the Year * A wise, poignant novel. You'll catch yourself cheering out loud * People *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-97357-8 (9780241973578)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
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. This is her first novel.