Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and creative writing, she moved to New York City, where she worked in magazine publishing and marketing for sixteen years. She currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and daughter.
Praise for The Help
“The two principal maid characters...leap off the page in all their
warm, three dimensional glory...[A] winning novel.”—The New York
Times
“This could be one of the most important pieces of fiction since To
Kill a Mockingbird…If you read only one book...let this be
it.”—NPR.org
“Wise, poignant...You’ll catch yourself cheering out
loud.”—People
“Graceful and real, a compulsively readable story.”—Entertainment
Weekly
“A beautiful portrait of a fragmenting world.”—The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
“The must-read choice of every book club in the country.”—The
Huffington Post
“At turns hilarious and heart-warming.”—Associated Press
“In a page-turner that brings new resonance to the moral issues
involved, Stockett spins a story of a social awakening as seen from
both sides of the American racial divide.”—The Washington Post
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