Kathryn Stockett

Highly recommended as an audio book, as the voices were rich and beautiful. I liked it that the circle of snooty white women were not just hard on their "help," but also on the blonde "white trash" that married the rich guy. The blonde was very much a stereotype, yet she emerged as perhaps my favorite character, and I came to love her, as well as the incredibly strong African-American women who, in the end, had their say. It's a sad, painful, and sometimes humorous story of triumph.

I think some would call this a classic. I would have to agree with those "some". Not much else to say that hasn't already been said about this book - moving, emotional, heartwarming, powerful, important.

Hillsboro, morning, January 13th

what an amazing amazing book.

Only 15 pages in, and I already hate all the white people.