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The Help

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The Help
The Help

Unveiling racism through maids' powerful narratives.

"The Help" is a poignant and eye-opening dive into the deep-seated racial divisions of the 1960s, told through the unexpected alliance between a young white woman and the community of black maids she interviews. The genuine voices and rich storytelling will wholly immerse you, revealing the courage and tenacity of these women. It's an important read, perhaps now more than ever, offering a reflection on the progress we've made and the long road still ahead.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2010)
  • Audie Award for Fiction (2010)
  • Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2009)
  • SIBA Book Award for Fiction (2010)
  • Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Debut (2010)
  • Puddly Award for Fiction (2011)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2013)
  • Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle for roman (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction (2009) and Nominee for Best of the Best (2018)
  • Townsend Prize for Fiction (2010)
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by Kathryn Stockett
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ISBN: 9780141047706
Authors: Kathryn Stockett
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Race
Goodreads rating: 4.47
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Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone. Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken. Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody's business, but she can't mind her tongue, so she's lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own. Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.
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Unveiling racism through maids' powerful narratives.

"The Help" is a poignant and eye-opening dive into the deep-seated racial divisions of the 1960s, told through the unexpected alliance between a young white woman and the community of black maids she interviews. The genuine voices and rich storytelling will wholly immerse you, revealing the courage and tenacity of these women. It's an important read, perhaps now more than ever, offering a reflection on the progress we've made and the long road still ahead.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2010)
  • Audie Award for Fiction (2010)
  • Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2009)
  • SIBA Book Award for Fiction (2010)
  • Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Debut (2010)
  • Puddly Award for Fiction (2011)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2013)
  • Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle for roman (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction (2009) and Nominee for Best of the Best (2018)
  • Townsend Prize for Fiction (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.