Kathryn Stockett - The HelpPenguin Books 2011 Paperback, 451pp. Enter a vanished 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 . Spine sunned. (ISBN: 9780241956533). Good. NZD 13.50 [Appr.: EURO 7 US$ 7.83 | £UK 6 | JP¥ 1165] Book number 1202149is offered by:
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