"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

This story is set in Jackson Mississippi in the early 1960s.At that time in Missippi, African-American maids worked for white people and were often mistreated. Kathryn Stockett, a white woman from Mississippi, shows the tensions that existed between the women in her home town, Jackson. It mostly tells the story of a 22 year old universtiy graduate, Eugenia « Skeeter » Phelan, who has the dream of becoming a writer. She starts off, by writing for the Jackson newspaper, then chooses to write a book on something much more meaningful to her, about the maids of Jackson Mississipi with their point of view on having to work for white women.

She first finds two black maids Aibeleen and Minny, who are willing to help her with her book. Aibeleen is a quiet and reflective women, whom had recently lost her son. Minny is a fiesty and energetic women who has six kids, but has a rough husband who beats her once in a while. Both of them have known each other for a long time. They tell their breathtaking stories of having to work for white women and to raise white kids, all their lives. Then they help Skeeter find other maids to tell their stories for her book. They find 12 black maids who agreed to telling their stories.

In this book there are three first-person narrators: Aibeleen Clark, Minny Jackson and Skeeter Phelan. Aibeleen and Minny being two black women, they tell their stories in African American English, different from how Skeeter tells her stories. All their stories are fascinating and very interesting to read. Some will leave you bitter and make you tear up while others will leave a smile on your face. The book is written with much details to help you visualise the scenes.

This book is honestly my favrite book that I have read so far. It transmits a lot of emotion from sadness to happiness and laughter. I strongly recommende it to the ones who haven't read it and you sure won't be disappointed. This book has also won numerous awards and honors like the New York Times bestseller. It's an outstanding book that can't be left unread.