In the southern town of Jackson, Mississippi, in the early sixties, young Ms Skeeter returns home from college and wonders where the black maid who raised her has gone. But when she seeks to discover the truth, she crosses lines and makes forbidden friendships . . . 'Unputdownable. The other side of Gone with the Wind.' Sunday Times Penguin by Hand is a collection comprising six of Penguin's most popular women's fiction titles of recent years, all with new and beautiful craft-inspired jackets.

Author Biography

Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama, she moved to New York City, where she worked in magazine publishing and marketing for nine years. She currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and daughter. This is her first novel.