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The Help

By: Kathryn Stockett
Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, Cassandra Campbell
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Enter a vanished and unjust world: Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Where black maids raise white children, but aren't trusted not to steal the silver...

There's Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own son's tragic death; Minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and white Miss Skeeter, home from College, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared.

Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny. No one would believe they'd be friends; fewer still would tolerate it. But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another. Each is in a search of a truth. And together they have an extraordinary story to tell...

© Kathryn Stockett 2009 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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Critic Reviews

The other side of Gone with the Wind - and just as unputdownable
A big, warm girlfriend of a book
Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird has changed lives. It's direct descendent The Help has the same potential . . . an astonishing feat of accomplishment
Outstanding, immensely funny, very compelling, brilliant
Immensely readable
Daring, vitally important and very courageous, I loved and admired The Help. Fantastic (Marian Keyes)
A laugh-out-loud, vociferously angry must-read
Touching, disgraceful, funny. Highly recommended
Utterly brilliant
Remarkable, shocking, brave, brilliant
All stars
Most relevant
Great story. Engaging from the beginning. Narrators all excellent. Loved it. Thoroughly recommend it.

wonderful story

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Couldn’t stop listening - so interesting, inspiring, funny, sweet, moving - it had everything! Definitely should be on your “must-read” list.

Loved it

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What an excellent listening journey. Absolutely loved it to bits. I will definitely listen to this title again.

And you thought the movie was good?!

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Loved every minute of it. Highly entertaining and very well presented . I saw the movie, which I enjoyed, before listening to the book. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the book is a little different to the movie but just as entertaining . I thought the narration was great. This story provides a fascinating snapshot of the not so distant past. Thoroughly worth the time.

Awesome Story

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It doesn’t get any better than this book. A brilliant story and fantastic narration. I wish it didn’t have to end.

Wonderful

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