The Help

De: Kathryn Stockett

Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell, Jenna Lamia, Octavia Spencer, Bahni Turpin

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award–winning film.

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.

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Praise for The Help

“The two principal maid characters...leap off the page in all their warm, three dimensional glory...[A] winning novel.”—The New York Times

“This could be one of the most important pieces of fiction since To Kill a Mockingbird…If you read only one book...let this be it.”—NPR.org

“Wise, poignant...You’ll catch yourself cheering out loud.”—People

“Graceful and real, a compulsively readable story.”—Entertainment Weekly

“A beautiful portrait of a fragmenting world.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“The must-read choice of every book club in the country.”—The Huffington Post

“At turns hilarious and heart-warming.”—Associated Press

“In a page-turner that brings new resonance to the moral issues involved, Stockett spins a story of a social awakening as seen from both sides of the American racial divide.”—The Washington Post

A Guy's Perspective

I thought it was a great book with great narrators. Didn't imagine that I would like it as much as I did.

Naration doesn't get any better

This book would be a great read on paper or on Kindle, but the audible version is incomparable, and sets a standard for best incarnation of the author's intended voices. I have listened to 2 books a month for the past 5 years, and no narration even comes close to this one in capturing reality of the characters.

Time capsule

For those of us who remember any of the turbulence of the 60's, this book is a time capsule of authentic Southern female voices, both white and black. So many previous reviewers have been moved to comment on their own memories of this time period, proving that this book has touched a deep cord in those who experience the stories of these characters converging in the decade that set off changes in race, class, gender and age. All of the characters, for better or worse are forced to make decisions in their relationships to family, friends, employers and "their Help", and none of their lives will be exactly the same again. Clearly some come through with better grace than others.
As other have already said, the narration is flawless - the voices are perfectly suited to their characters, and Abeline's was my favorite. So warm and melodic - she is truly the heart of the story. The author's accurate narrative voice surely would make this a wonderful book to read, but the 4 narrators made it a work of art to hear. Bravo, and thank you.

Fabulous!

In my top 5 favorite audio books - WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, GUERNSEY POTATOE PEEL LIE SOCIETY, JOHN ADAMS & AT OF RACING IN THE RAIN

Heartfelt&thought provoking.A glimpse into the pas

In some ways the story is simplistic as anyone who lived during the era knows and remembers. Clear cut good and bad people. However I felt the story The Help related, about their lives and their families, the people they "Did for", the children they raised while others raised theirs-or the kids raised themselves.

Narration was simply fantastic. Each of the characters personalities came thru clearly. This was one of the best performed novels I've listen to.

It's worth the time and money to take this book in-recommended it to all my friends.