The Help

By Kathryn Stockett | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

About the book

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film—a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who’s always taken orders quietly, but lately she’s unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She’s full of ambition, but without a husband, she’s considered a failure.

Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town...

Editions of The Help

Hardcover
ISBN 9780399155345
Hardcover
ISBN 9780399157912
Paperback
ISBN 9780399585401
Paperback
ISBN 9780425232200
Paperback
ISBN 9780425245132
Paperback
ISBN 9780425263563
Paperback
ISBN 9780399155888
EBook
ISBN 9781440697661
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9781101022498
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9781415961261
AudioDisc
ISBN 9780143144182
AudioDisc
ISBN 9781415961254

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The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film—a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who’s always taken orders quietly, but lately she’s unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She’s full of ambition, but without a husband, she’s considered a failure.

Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Help about?

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film—a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who’s always taken orders quietly, but lately she’s unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She’s full of ambition, but without a husband, she’s considered a failure.

Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town...

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Help?

Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Where can I read a sample of The Help?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780399155345

Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Help?

Kathryn Stockett

Who is the Publisher of the book The Help?

Penguin Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

The Help is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780399155345) and hardcover(ISBN 9780399157912) and paperback(ISBN 9780399585401) and paperback(ISBN 9780425232200) and paperback(ISBN 9780425245132) and paperback(ISBN 9780425263563) and paperback(ISBN 9780399155888) and ebook(ISBN 9781440697661) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101022498) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781415961261) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780143144182) and audiodisc(ISBN 9781415961254)

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