The help

R$ 92,90

Sinopse

***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 aren't trusted not to steal the silver . . .There's Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own son's 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 they'd 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 Lee's 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

Participantes

Autor: Kathryn Stockett

Autor

KATHRYN STOCKETT

Kathryn Stockett nasceu e cresceu em Jackson, Mississipi. Após de formar em Língua Inglesa e Redação Criativa pela Universidade do Alabama, mudou-se para Nova York, onde trabalhou na edição e no marketing de revistas durante nove anos. Vive em Atlanta com o marido e a filha. A resposta é seu romance de estréia.