The Help

De: Kathryn Stockett

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

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 17th 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.

In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women—mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends—view one another.

This edition now includes the afterword "Too Little, Too Late—Kathryn Stockett in Her Own Words", as read by the author.

Bonus Audio: Hear an exclusive interview with Kathryn Stockett.©2009 Kathryn Stockett, Cover Art: (c) 2011 DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC (P)2009 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“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)

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

LOVED IT!!!

I had never heard of this book before seeing it on Audible.com and after reading the reviews decided to take a chance. WHAT A GREAT BOOK!!! The women who do the reading really draw you in to the story and make you feel like you're right there in the story. I feel that this book has a great message that everyone should read. It also makes me VERY happy that I was born in the late 60's and that so many things have changed since then!

Love this book

The narration is very good and the story line is very touching. I was easily able to escape into the story.

The Help

Very entertaining the ending was somewhat disapointing. The author was very enlighting about conditions in the 60's concerning aferican american domestic help in the south

A man's perspective.

First impression is that this is a book for women. But I am a 58 year old man and I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. The writing is exceptional, which for me is critically important. My family gets tired of me criticizing the writing in movies, TV shows and books. And the narrating takes it up to another level of excellence. I can't imagine any way this book could have been better.

good book

Any additional comments?

did not like story of cake made from ... you know what... i understand it is big part of the book, but it is really disgusting, and it ruined my impression from the book ,,, absolutely love Jenna Lamia as a narrator, best woman narrator I have ever heard here, on Audible

The Help

The best book I have encountered in years. I wish I would have had time to sit and read this one. The characters were lovable and believable. I did not want "The Help" to end. I can't wait to see what she writes next. I highly recommend this book.

beyond my expectations

I anticipated liking the book but not being particularly moved by it, but in fact I became deeply attached to the characters and their situations. The difficult subject and relationships were deftly handled, and the book carried an emotional punch. Having the chapters told in the voices of several different characters was an effective way to let each character become known intimately.

The BEST I have ever listened to

I have listened to over 1,000 books. The is an exceptional book and the best job of narration that I have ever had the pleasure to listen to. FANTASTIC!!

Loved it!

This is one of the best narrated books I've listened to. I love the characters and was completely engulfed by it. I even talked with a southern accent for a little while afterwards!

Good Story Good Performance

I usually don't take time to review books, but I since I often use the reviews to help me decide on books I thought I would take the time for this one. I kept seeing it in the stores and on the audible website wondering what was making it so popular as it personally doesn't sound all that intriguing. Not only is it a well written and endearing story, but it is a perfect audiobook. The three main characters are casted so well and bring out the southern culture as I never would have experienced just reading it. Fantastic audiobook.