Book: The Help

This is the book everyone is talking about. The movie is coming out this month, so you better read this before seeing the movie. It won't take you long to read, it is so good, I just didn't want to stop!

The book takes place in Jackson, Mississippi in the 60's. The "help" refers to the hired help, meaning the black maids who not only keep the house/housewares clean, but basically raise the white children. That's all I am going to say about it because you just need to read it. Really.

The Help Movie Trailer


Mary J. Blige on her song "The Living Proof" written for "The Help." I think it is cool to see a modern, African American's perspective on the film, who had ancestors that work as "the help."