Elena Pop Pop itibaren Dogneville, Francja itibaren Dogneville, Francja

Stockett breathes life into her characters, rendering their individual voices strong and clear. The story in set in 1963-64 on the cusp of the civil rights movement in the still-segregated south. It's every bit as much about equality along racial lines as it is a searing commentary on inequality between men and women, when the "feminine mystique" of domestic servitude was alive and well. It was a fast read that I thoroughly enjoyed.

I've always wondered if my younger self would like or even recognize me now. These women write letters to their younger selves. A couple of the letters are excellent and parts of others are good, but I was disappointed in others. Probably unfair to say re: the 3rd group, but true nonetheless.