Set in Mississippi in 1962 amidst the turbulence of
the Civil Rights movement, The Help tells the story of an unjust world in which
black maids raise white children but are not trusted with the silver. Three
women form an unlikely friendship and start their own quiet revolution. Aibleen
and Minny work for white families. Aibleen is raising her seventeenth white
child while living with the memory of her son’s tragic death. Minny is an
excellent cook, but finds it difficult to hold her tongue and thus keep a job. Skeeter
belongs to a white family; she returns home with a degree but her mother will
not be happy until she has a ring on her finger. The three women embark on a clandestine
book project, which crosses established boundaries and puts them all at risk…
Recommended by Susan
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