Books and Todd

I am lucky to have a thoughtful brother-in-law who likes to read and travels a lot for work. This means he buys books, and he hands me a pile of books almost every time I see him. Usually he gives me your classic spy novels which I enjoy, but recently he gave me something different. Looking at the cover I saw 3 tiny birds perched on a line with a yellow cover. The title is The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I was so intrigued by this book I had never heard of that was so completely different from the usual Todd Bailey fare that I had to read it immediately. It is a giant book - 444 large pages with small print. I can't imagine how big the Large Print Edition is. I couldn't put it down and I think I finished it in 3 days and it is awesome. I highly recommend this book. I recommend buying this book (Costco has it) in hard cover so you can pass it along to a friend when you are done. I don't think it is available in paperback yet.

The Help is basically a fictional study of the relationship between black domestics and the white families they work for in Jackson, Mississippi during the 60's Civil Rights' Movement. The character development leaves you loving several different people and despising others. I didn't want the book to end.

I love a good recommendation

I love a good recommendation :)

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