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Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s.
The Help is a historical fiction novel by American author Kathryn Stockett published by Penguin Books in 2009. The story is about African Americans working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s. A USA Today article called it one of the "summer sleeper hits."
See all books authored by Kathryn Stockett, including The Help, and Of Love and Life: Love Affairs for Grown-Ups / The Help / Water, Stone, Heart, and more on ThriftBooks.com.
Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and creative writing, she moved to New York City, where she worked in magazine publishing for nine years.
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Kathryn Stockett is a historical fiction author best known for her debut novel, The Help. This story takes us back to a time when racial segregation was the norm in Mississippi and other parts of the country.
Feb 10, 2009 · In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women, mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends, view one another.
Nov 3, 2009 · The book, a debut novel by Kathryn Stockett, also comes with a back story that is a publishing dream come true: at first rejected by nearly 50 agents, the manuscript was scooped up by an...
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