by Kathryn Stockett · Penguin Canada · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141039282
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«The Help» is the historical novel by Kathryn Stockett, published by Penguin Canada in paperback (464 pages, in English).
In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, Aibileen and Minny are two African American domestic workers in white families' homes, and Skeeter is a young white woman recently graduated who returns home. Despite their differences, the three unite in a clandestine project to tell the truth about their world, a decision that puts their friendship and safety at risk.
Originally published in 2009, the novel was nominated for the Orange Prize and won the SIBA Book Award. It also became a bestseller in the United States.
For readers of historical fiction and book clubs interested in the American South and race relations.
Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s.
