The HelpThe #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film—a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. 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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User Review - amcheri - LibraryThingI went back and forth between 4 and 5 stars and decided to round it on up to 5. Yes, there were some plot points that I thought were just too obviously tossed in to advance certain arcs but beside ... Read full review
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User Review - spiritedstardust - LibraryThing3.5/5. I rather liked the warm tones and cute birds. The contrasting purple makes the title stick out. Length: Very long - 534 pages Notes: I selected this book based purely on the amount of good ... Read full review
Contents
Section 20 | 261 |
Section 21 | 274 |
Section 22 | 282 |
Section 23 | 294 |
Section 24 | 300 |
Section 25 | 320 |
Section 26 | 333 |
Section 27 | 342 |
Section 9 | 112 |
Section 10 | 123 |
Section 11 | 142 |
Section 12 | 152 |
Section 13 | 166 |
Section 14 | 182 |
Section 15 | 198 |
Section 16 | 207 |
Section 17 | 212 |
Section 18 | 229 |
Section 19 | 238 |
Section 28 | 370 |
Section 29 | 388 |
Section 30 | 402 |
Section 31 | 407 |
Section 32 | 411 |
Section 33 | 414 |
Section 34 | 426 |
Section 35 | 445 |
Section 36 | 447 |
Section 37 | 453 |
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Aibileen ain't already Alright Baby bathroom better breath can't cause chair clean close colored coming Constantine Daddy door dress drive Elizabeth eyes face feel finally five friends front getting girl give gone hair hand happen hard head hear heard Hilly's hold inside it's Jackson Johnny keep kids kind kitchen lady laugh leave living look Mae Mobley maid Mama mean Minny minutes Miss Celia Miss Hilly Miss Leefolt Miss Skeeter Mister months morning Mother move never night nods pick pull shakes she's smile stand start stop stories Stuart sure talk tell Thank there's thing thought told town trying turn voice wait walk watch week window woman wonder write
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Help |
| Author | Kathryn Stockett |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1440697663, 9781440697661 |
| Length | 544 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / African American & Black / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction / Small Town & Rural |
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