Book title help

[Catriona]

Someone recommended a book to me but I can't remember the name of the book or who recommended it :rolleyes: it's about some African women, or they could be African-American and they work as domestics I think, this book is all about their lives, or something like that and it's supposed to be really good........does anyone have a clue what book I mean?

[Crocus]

Wasn't it Jazz? I have a feeling it was her. Perhaps you could have a look at this:

http://www.ruralmuse.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=6611

[dragonfly]

It sounds like something Jazz would recommend.

[souter girl]

"The Help" by Kathryn Stocket - I think it was me. It's a book about black maids in 1962 southern United States, Tennessee or similar. It's a brilliant book, not a "hard" read, but makes you think about how the USA tolerated appalling racial discrimination in some of our lifetimes!

[Crocus]

I was trying to do a search yesterday evening but couldn't find anything, thanks SG. xx

[cindy]

I have just downloaded it as an audio book from audible.co uk and am looking forward to listening to it

[souter girl]

I hoe the "voices" are good - often I don't like the written version of an accent, but this one didn't jar and felt so real.

[jazzactivist]

I read that book too, SG, and found it really interesting. As you say, an easy read and also insightful. I hope you enjoy it too Catriona and cindy. Years ago there was a South African book called "Maids and Madams" on the same theme, but I can't remember who wrote it. It wasn't quite as easy-going though.

[Catriona]

Thanks SG. :) Strangely enough just after I put the thread on I went to check my emails and there was one from the person who had first recommended it to me, asking if I'd read "The Help" yet! I'd completely forgotten who had told me about it but I knew if I mentioned it on RM one of you clever lot would know what I was talking about!

[Pippa]

My next read with my book club is Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth. Has anyone read it? Everyone seems to be raving about it so will probable not be my cup of tea.

[Ivy]

I just gave "the help" to my daughter for her birthday don't know how good it is but the cover text was very interesting

[souter girl]

Have to say I have never got "into" Ken Follett's books - pity because they are nice and thick!! As you say, people rave about them, ah well. Have you tried C.J.Sansom's "Dissolution" series? Set in the time of HenryVIII , brilliant "detective" stories, I have read 4 and hope there will be more. (He also wrote Winter in Madrid, which I loved)

[Pippa]

Winter in Madrid is in my bookcase awaiting reading, something for the winter.

[cindy]

The Dissolution series was brilliant and I also enjoyed Winter in Madrid, It was a bit of a history lesson for me as I didn't know much about Franco etc