The fact that segregation in the South was horrible and inhumane is not something new. But Kathryn Stockett writes The Help in such a way that we are there, with these poor black families, in the midst of the Civil Rights movement. Walking in Aibileen's shoes and hearing just how cold and vicious the white people were, shocks me over and over. I am ashamed to be one of the majority!
Aibileen and Minnie's plight - to stay safe and employed - is fascinating. Miss Skeeter and her budding romance is amusing and uplifting. Poor Miss Celia, who provides one of my favorite storylines in the book, worries me. Oh and Skeeter's mother, she worries me to no end . . . this is not going to end well, is it?
And - THE FOOD!! Fried okra, pork chops, caramel cake, peach cobbler, chicken and dumplings . . . the book makes me miss my grandmother's kitchen so much! Do things like this draw you in, as well?
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