The Help

By Kathryn Stockett
Published by Penguin

• New York Times bestseller for over 3 years

• translated into 40 languages; sold over 11 million copies

• made into a feature film 

"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

"This could be one of the most important pieces of fiction since To Kill a Mockingbird…" —NPR.org

"Wise, poignant...You'll catch yourself cheering out loud." — People