![]() ![]() ![]() OK, we admit that a book about a book about housework and taking care of kids doesn't sound like the most exciting thing on the shelf. They come together to publish a book of anonymously written stories about the experiences of black women working as maids for white families in Jackson. Three women – two black, one white – narrate the novel in alternating chapters. Set in racially segregated Jackson, Mississippi (Stockett's hometown), in the early stages of the Civil Rights Movement, The Help begins in August 1962 and ends in late 1964. So yeah, we'd say she fared well with her first novel. In case that isn't enough for you, it was also a huge hit on the silver screen, exploding box offices in 2011. Apparently, others are fans as well – by our count The Help spent an impressive two years on the New York Times Best Sellers list. The Help, first published in 2009, is the (rather impressive, in our humble opinion) debut novel by American writer Kathryn Stockett. ![]()
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