About this title: In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780399155345ISBN:0399155341
Description: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 451 p. Audience: General/trade. brand new hardcover with dustjacket read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780399155345ISBN:0399155341
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780399155345ISBN:0399155341
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Fig Tree
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781905490431ISBN:1905490437
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Date Published: 2009-02-10
ISBN-13:9780399155345ISBN:0399155341
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780399155345ISBN:0399155341
Description: New in new dust jacket. 10 volume set. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 451 p. Audience: General/trade. BRAND NEW read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Penguin Group Usa
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780399155345ISBN:0399155341
Description: New. In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daugh... read more
"Kathryn Stockett has written a challenging and beautiful book. I both enjoyed it and needed to read it, to learn more about how white people have treated those of color. it both broke and opened my heart."
"I've completed 69% of this book on Kindle, and must wait a week to read the rest. Roger is taking my Kindle to Ireland, so I'll be reading a different "real" book this week. I LOVE this book, with it being one of my favorite book ever. The Help is well written and well researched, giving unique insight into the black maids living and working in the southern US during the early 60's. As a child growing up in Atlanta, Lillie Frazier came to our house three times a week. She loved and nurtured me in a way that noone else ever did. She taught me about the power of faith and the power of prayer. I was her favorite and she was my favorite - and everyone knew it! Lillie attended my graduations from high school and college. She remembered my birthday each year, and was always happy to see me come in the door from school. I baked her a pound cake for Christmas every year, and fussed at my brothers if they treated her with anything less than respect. After Roger and I married, Lillie retired. She phoned me every week or so, and give me support and advice about raising my own children. I visited her twice with the my kids, before her death a little over 10 years ago. The character of Aibeleen was cut from the same mold, from the hugs and positive words to the indirect but powerful way that she taught me that the quality of the person is unrelated to the color of his/her skin.
What a beautiful, appropriate ending to a terrific book. Definately, this book receives my two thumbs up!"
"I'm listening to this as an audiobook and I'm guessing I'm about halfway through, but I feel justified in giving it 4 stars. I might add or subtract a star when I'm done listening to it.
I'm glad I'm listening to this one, rather than just reading it, but I will probably buy the book too. It's written in the first-person, alternating among 3 women in early-1960's Mississippi - 2 black maids and one young white woman who has just graduated from college and is seeing the community she grew up in in a new way.
The narrators bring them to life in a way that makes them even more vivid and real. I feel as if these characters are real people who are telling me their stories, not just fictional characters. So far, it's powerful and fascinating, and as well-narrated as it is well-written. Recommended listening or reading.
(Edit: I have finished listening to it and thoroughly enjoyed it, but I haven't yet decided whether to add a star or leave it at 4 stars.)"
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