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THE HELP, Kathryn Stockett’s debut novel, is one of those books where the characters stay with you long after you put the book down. The story of three ordinary, yet amazing women, in Jackson, Mississippi in the early 1960s, THE HELP shows us the life of two black women working as maids at the dawn of the civil rights movement.

Aibileen and Minny have stories to tell of what life is like for them, and Skeeter, one of the privileged young white women of the time, is trying to listen to those stories and write them down into a book all the while having her eyes opened to the cost of the life she has known. Taking on this project, this book describes what life is like for a black maid in the Deep South, the chances they take and the consequences of it, and you see how much was sacrificed to move us forward.

As these three women come together an incredible story comes out–that we are all the same. We are all women with a heart, a mind, dreams, fears and joys.

Their stories are scattered among the chapters, each written in their own voice. Stockett’s ability to do that is so good, you feel as if the book truly were written by three different women.

While the book is sad at times, there is a triumphant feel to it. These women show a courage and a tenacity that is inspiring. In some ways it was reminiscent of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by revealing how little really is different between us as women. It is a goal I try to emulate in my own writing.

A favorite line from the book sums it up best: “Wasn’t that the point of the book? For women to realize, We are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I’d thought.”

Pick this book up. You won’t regret it.

CaseCrown Padded Compartment Compact

Total junk. On the second use it sucked in a string and in a few seconds ruined the beater bar. The “bearings” on the ends of the beater bar, well there aren’t any. It is just plastic. I couldn’t believe how quickly it burnt out the unit. Don’t buy this unit!! Can I give it zero stars? That’s what it deserves.
PUCCINI COMPACT COMPANIONS A

My Dahon Vitesse was stolen from the station over the 4th July weekend.(don’t use Cryptonite Cables – get any cheap U shaped steal horseshoe from BELL – that will hold longer – even that gets cut with the jaws-of-life type of tools)
First off, Foldable bikes even high end are NOT REAL BIKES. So treat them accordingly! They are SLOWWWW!
I bring my bike on the train every weekend after work. This bike is very cute – gets stares from commuters. It has 6 speeds (alhtough i only use 2 – high and low. The spead differential is ..stupid. However, it is actually lighter than most of the bikes here on Amazon, especially without the rack that i dont use.
If you need a foldable bike – dont get an expensive one – trust me.. market is bad – people are desperate… Me and my girlfriend love it. Ive had it for a month and it is (after 2 hours of finetuning and tightening) very solid.
Kent Compact 16 Aluminum

This novel was an insightful and interesting read, I got through it in two days.
Terri P.
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