The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Black nannies and maids are regular characters in many beloved novels of the American South. But what was life really like for them? How did Jim Crow laws & segregation look from their side of the issue? This is a wonderful, thought-provoking novel about black and white families in Jackson, Mississippi in the early 1960s. And there’s just enough humor to remind you of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

Laurie