The Help by Kathryn Stockett is set in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi. In this still segregated world, a young white woman just out of college decides to write about the lives of two black maids, a potentially dangerous venture at the time. Told in the voices of the three women, The Help has become one of the most popular fiction books of 2009. If you're waiting for a requested copy, or already enjoyed the book, here's a few other titles to try (book descriptions are from the database EBSCO Novelist):
Stricken by polio, Paige Dunn, a woman of remarkable free spirit, beauty, and intelligence, continues to raise her daughter, Diana, with the help of her caretaker Peacie, in a novel set against the backdrop of Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1964.
After her "stand-in mother," a bold black woman named Rosaleen, insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily Owens joins Rosaleen on a journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters.
Lee's most recent novel explores ideas of alienation and assimilation through the life of a multinational protagonist. Franklin Hata was born to Korean parents, raised in Japan, and finally settles in the United States. His struggles are twofold: dealing with his adopted daughter's conflicting values and life choices, and struggling with dark secrets in his own past, gradually revealed over the course of the story.
I'm heading to Buffalo for Christmas. Weather looks good and let's hope it stays that way.
Happy Holidays!
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