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

Wonderful, heart-warming southern story!

I was raised in South Carolina. My mother's family had maids, my father's family had maids, we had a maid.

I was born in 1956. This book takes place in 1962. I would have been 6 years old at the time this book takes place.

Just like the ladies talk about in this beautifully written and narrated novel, I can remember their kind love and devotion to us...the children and our parents. As far as our families were concerned, their family's were our family but there were definitely lines between the two.

I could feel, understand and appreciate the love and the distain in these maid hearts as their stories unfold.

This book brought back many wonderful and loving memories of my childhood. And...now it all makes sense as to who ironed all of those frilly dresses that I hated to wear...certainly not my mother...she hated to iron!

This book is about as real to life as it comes...so if you weren't raised in this culture...it is all true!

I hope you will enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed spending time with these ladies. I will miss them as I miss the ladies who raised me and are long gone.

I wish I could tell them now how much they meant to me growing up and how much they positively impacted my life! I just didn't really know or understand it at the time.

Actually...I really didn't understand the depth of their compassion and caring...until right now having finished listening to this book.

Thank you to the author for writing the book and to Audiobooks for offering in this venue. If it has not been on audio...I would not have picked it up to read it....and I would have been the one to miss out on such a rich and enlightening experience.

If you purchase this...you will enjoy everything about it!

What a joy

I wanted to write a review about how much I loved this book, how fabulous are the actresses who read the book and how much I didn't want the book to end. All so true. As much as these attributes make me explode, they are small in view of the weight of the lessons of this book.
I thank Kathryn Stockett for her beautiful book and for giving me a window on lives I never knew. As for the maids, I know they represent so many wonderful women and feel so privileged to have a window into their world.

Make certian you have extra mascara with you

Would you listen to The Help again? Why?

Yes, again and again.

This is a time in history that should not be repeated, but is necessary to hear and learn about. Heart felt and funny even through the tears.

What did you like best about this story?

Well written. Great character development. Felt as if I was living in the story. I wanted to scream and at times found myself holding my breath.

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

Really all of them were my favorite. The story needed them all.

If you could rename The Help, what would you call it?

Why would you rename a hit?

Too bad the Audible rating system...

...is limited to only 5 stars. I think that "The Help" deserves at least 10...

Awesome

This book made me happy, sad, mad and oh so glad I finally decided to give The Help a listen. It was way better than the movie! Enjoy