NOTE: the author Kathryn Stockett submitted this novel 61 times before a publisher accepted it. Yes, 61 times. She believed in story, and her faith has now paid off, for her readers support her, and now the movie industry does also, as the big screen now brings to life the lives of these characters (so very sad that the local theater is not bringing this one to our local big screen).
The novel relates the narrative of African-American maids who took care of and raised so many of the children in white households during this time and the treatment they received during this quite volatile time in history. Told through the voices of Aibileen and Minny, two of the maids, and Skeeter, a young white woman who decides to tell their story, the reader experiences much, learning that one is quite and a rock, while another is loud and hard yet soft at the same time, and the third is driven to be accepted yet to be different.
What impacted me the most was the faith embedded within the characters. Despite their fears for the safety for themselves and their families, they chose to take a literary stand and proved that once again the pen is as mighty as the sword.
Please consider reading this novel...again, this is one of those novels that sat on my shelf waiting for over a year. Books are like that, though. They are very patient, holding all the wonders, experiences, and life-lessons within their covers, waiting for us to learn and grow, page by page.
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