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

Extraordinary!!!

This Ia an extraordinary story and absolutely stunning performance! Thank you to everyone who’s brought this book to life.

Very well written, and very well performed

Beautifully written, and the narrators take me into the very essence of the characters. Though the book has very few comic moments, the chapter of Aibileen imitating the book reviewer was priceless! I loved everything about the book.

Powerful read

This book should be read by everyone. Should be included as required reading in middle school and again in high school. Well written, beautifully narrated, The shameful behavior of the privileged white community & the heartbreaking indignity suffered by the black community are transferred to the page with brutal honesty mixed with a bit of levity to keep the reader fully engaged. Read it and re-read it. Never let this history be repeated or forgotten.

Performance

Excellent performance. Well written. Loved it. Better than the movie. This story makes you happy and sad at the same time.

Put everything down and listen to this book!

A must-read/listen. Do not overlook this audiobook, it far exceeds the movie, thought the movie production is thoughtfully made.