***the phenomenal International bestseller that inspired the Oscar-nominated film*** Enter a vanished and unjust world: Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Where black maids raise white children, but arent trusted not to steal the silver . . . theres Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own sons tragic death; Minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and white Miss Skeeter, home from College, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared. Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny. No one would believe theyd be friends; fewer still would tolerate it. But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another. Each is in a search of a truth. And together they have an extraordinary story to tell. . . the other side of Gone with the Wind - and just as unputdownable the Sunday Times A big, warm girlfriend of a book the Times Harper Lees classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird has changed lives. Its direct descendent the Help has the same potential . . . an astonishing feat of accomplishment Daily Express