Category - Fiction / Historical Fiction
Format - Paperback
Condition - Good
Listed - 7 months ago
Views - 9
Ships From - California
Est. Publication Date - Jun 2011
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Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid, Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone. Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her 17th white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken. Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody's business, but she can't mind her tongue, so she's lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own. Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed. In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women—mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends—view one another. This edition now includes the afterword "Too Little, Too Late—Kathryn Stockett in Her Own Words", as read by the author.
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ISBN: 9780425245132
Publisher Description
Limited and persecuted by racial divides in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, three women, including an African-American maid, her sassy and chronically unemployed friend and a recently graduated white woman...
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PangoBooks readers are unanimous in their praise, describing the book as captivating, well-written, and filled with heart and humor. They are particularly fond of the characters, especially Minny and Aibileen, and appreciate the novel's multi-perspective narrative, which provides deep insights into the characters' inner lives. Many readers mention the book's compelling and entertaining nature, with some highlighting its impact and relevance, suggesting it should be required reading for students. The portrayal of the historical setting and the emotional engagement it offers, often making readers laugh and cry, are also highly appreciated.