The Help

The Help by Katheryn Stockett 444 pgs.

This is an awesome read and a real page turner. I listened to the audiobook last year which is really a delight, but I finally got the chance to read the book. The book is based in Jackson, Mississippi during the civil rights movement. It centers around the maids (the help) and the families they work for. The maids become brave and join together to start their own movement by reporting their stories of what it is like to be a maid in Jackson and what goes on in each of their employers homes. The book is real touching, and the maids decision of "coming out" with their stories forever changes the ways of Jackson, Mississippi and the way women view each other as far as black vs. white. This book is a book you wouldn't want to miss out on reading.