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Kathryn Stockett

Kathryn Stockett

American novelist

Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist.

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The Calamity Club

By Kathryn Stockett

20th Century

When three women with little left to lose decide to take control of their own lives, everything changes. Set during the Great Depression, The Calamity Club follows eleven-year-old Meg, an abandoned girl determined to survive, Birdie, an outspoken woman confronting the lies behind her sister’s privileged life, and Charlie, a woman with nothing to spare but plenty of nerve. As their lives collide, an audacious plan takes shape—one that could offer them a new beginning, but at a dangerous cost. A heartfelt story of friendship, resilience, and defiance.

The Help

By Kathryn Stockett

In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers…