The Help by Kathryn Stockett

A book about a book, The Help is set against the background of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. It describes the lives of the black housemaids of Jackson, Mississippi and their relationships with the white families they serve. A young white woman organizes and leads the maids in the effort to put together a book that tells of their experiences as maids and the circumstances, both loving and hateful, found with their employers. Thick with colorful plot (almost soap-opera-ish at times) The Help is a real page-turner.