The Help
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:13th May '10
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- Paperback£8.99(9780241956533)

The beloved, multi-million bestselling book that inspired the Oscar-nominated film
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; and, Minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue.
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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...
'A big, warm girlfriend of a book' The Times
'The other side of Gone with the Wind - and just as unputdownable' The Sunday Times
'Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird has changed lives. Its direct descendent The Help has the same potential . . . an astonishing feat of accomplishment' Daily Express
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The other side of Gone with the Wind - and just as unputdownable * The Sunday Times *
A big, warm girlfriend of a book * The Times *
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 * Daily Express *
Outstanding, immensely funny, very compelling, brilliant * Daily Telegraph *
Immensely readable * Observer *
Daring, vitally important and very courageous, I loved and admired The Help. Fantastic -- Marian Keyes
A laugh-out-loud, vociferously angry must-read * Marie Claire *
Touching, disgraceful, funny. Highly recommended * Daily Mail *
Utterly brilliant * She *
Remarkable, shocking, brave, brilliant * Easy Living *
- Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: International Author of the Year 2010
ISBN: 9780141039282
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 33mm
Weight: 326g
464 pages