Being born and raised in New York, the story The Help by Kathryn Stockett was a bit foreign to me. It's not that I am not aware of the history and stories I heard about the south, it's just that I never experienced the things the people in this book experienced. The Help is set in 1962, Jackson Mississippi and it's an extraordinary story surrounding Abilene and Minny who are maids and Skeeter, a white woman writer who befriends these ladies. Skeeter is also looking for her nanny Constantine, who mysteriously disappeared. Her mother never tells her what really happened to Constantine. Skeeter decides to write a book about the Help with assistance from Abilene and Minny and they get the other maids to tell their stories. The Help was an eye opening fun book. I can't wait to see the movie. I highly recommend reading this exceptionally written book.
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