You never know from where or when the best ideas will spring. 

For example, I got the idea for our last book club read while standing in the bathroom line at a local concert venue. I was actually eavesdropping on two women behind me who were talking about The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. They both belonged to book clubs, and the older lady was telling her younger friend about her book club’s reaction to reading the book. Basically, all rave reviews. She went on to inform her friend that the book spans all types, giving women of all ages, statures in life, ethnic backgrounds, etc, etc., a great read. So, naturally my ears perked up and a few weeks later when it was my time to pick a book, my choice seemed easy. Never mind that I was going on the word of two strangers. 

Long and short, all of us loved it. Granted, we are not that diverse a group: all of us but one have children, most of us work either full or part time, and we are all basically of the same economic status, born around the same time, but the novel does a wonderful job mixing humor with the dangers and complexities of overcoming the lines that separate us from one another. 

What made the book a joy to read was Stockett’s style of writing. She made us laugh, cry, rejoice and cheer for her characters. 

If you are prone to going on the word of a stranger, take mine and buy the book. Your husbands, friends, parents, and children all at some point would most likely enjoy an easy read that provides, without preaching, an in-depth look at the morals, attitudes and culture surrounding Southern America in the 1960s. (Not an easy task!) It is worth the buy. Not to mention the fact that at the time of our book club, holds at the local libraries consisted of literally 100s of people waiting. Obviously, I am not the only one who is talking about his book.