The Help

By Kathryn Stockett

Three women risk everything to expose hidden truths in 1960s Mississippi.

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534 pages· 157,963 words· Est. 14.5 hour read

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In 1962 Mississippi, Aibileen, a maid, struggles with her growing resentment. Her outspoken friend Minny harbors dangerous secrets, while Skeeter, a socialite, defies societal norms. Together, they embark on a daring project to reveal the harsh realities of life as black maids, risking their futures and challenging a town's status quo. Will their courage spark change or lead to ruin?

From the publisher

The #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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