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Kathryn Stockett: The Help (2009, Amy Einhorn Books)

Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.

Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just …

Review of 'The Help' on 'Goodreads'

Loved it. A very emotional story set in Jackson, Mississipi in the early 60s. We get three different PoVs: Aibileen and Minny, two black maids, and Skeeter, a white young woman who starts a project of interviewing maids about their work to make it as a big time author.

The only thing I found a bit grating at times was the dialect all the black characters used, whereas all white women spoke flawlessly. A bit too much. Other than that, it was a lovely read.