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

What a gem of a book!

This book was sweet but not trite or sentimental; intense; profound; thought provoking. It also had a fair amount of humor. The use of the first person for each of the main characters’ stories was very effective. The different readers brought these voices to life so that by the end of the book, each person felt like an old friend.

Rich, intimate and sobering

This is a tale well-told, both by the author and the narrators. I was a child in the 60s and knew these events were real. This book presents the difference between hearing the news and living the news. Yes, real people were treated this way. Are we doing it again with tent cities and rising rates of hunger during this economic storm?

wow!

this is a book that will stay with you. it captures the feeling of the South so well and the narration is fabulous. I highly recommend it

Heartwarming and captivating

The Help is both heartwarming and captivating from the first word all the way to the very last.
The voiceovers are incredible and truly bring the book to life. Recommend to all!

One of the Best!

I didn’t want the story to end! One of my favorite reads so far. Excellent story and performed/read so well by the characters. When I first started the book - I did not think I was going to enjoy it, that soon changed & I’m so glad I gave it a chance.