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The Help

By: Kathryn Stockett
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Jenna Lamia, Octavia Spencer, Bahni Turpin
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The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award–winning film.

Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She's full of ambition, but without a husband, she's considered a failure. Together these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town. Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Small Town & Rural
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“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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I loved the authentic accents and the emotional storytelling! It turns this audiobook into a mind-movie

wonderfull listening experience

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Ich höre das Buch jetzt nach 10 Jahren zum zweiten Mal ins es gefällt mir noch besser als beim ersten Hören.In dem Buch geht zum einen über die schlimme Rassentrennung der 60er Jahre in den USA, darüber habe ich in diesem Buch viel gelernt. Was mich aber noch mehr berührt hat, war die Entwicklung der einzelnen starken Frauen und ihre wundervoll nährenden Freundschaften. Die Sprecherinnen, mit ihrem Südstaatenakzent und authentischer Betonung erwecken die Figuren erst zum Leben. Mein Lieblingszitat aus dem Buch: "You is smart. You is kind. You is important." Und bei jedem Schokokuchen, den ich backe, danke ich immer einmal kurz an Minny und muss schmunzeln. - aber das lieber Leser, wirst du erst nach dem Hören verstehen. Viel Vergnügen! ;-)

Phänomenales Buch

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This book is everything. The characters are wonderful and strong, and the story is compelling and heartwarming. This was exactly what I needed to fill my winter nights. The narration was second to none and I will definitely be welcoming Minny and Aibileen into my home again.

Everything you need after a long, hard year

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and brilliantly performed by three true masters of their art. Gripping and riveting from beginning to end.

A wonderful antidote to the Mockingbirds

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Ein unglaubliches Buch. Warm von der Sonne Missisippies und der Herzen seiner Charaktere. Dazu spannend wie ein Thriller.

Spannend und herzerwärmend

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