When a mysterious man orchestrates an attack on archaeologist Annja Creed and then offers her an assignment, Annja is baffl ed. But the mission is too intriguing for her to refuse. She must fi nd an object that possesses a sacred and powerful secret offering atonement to anyone who uncovers it or wreaking havoc on the world.
The Help - Kathryn Stockett (audio) by Kathryn Stockett
Oh my... this is one of the absolute BEST audio books I've ever listened to. This one goes in the stack to listen to again. You see, I am FROM mid-1960's Mississippi and this story is so perfect. The use of multiple readers for the different characters was brilliant and each of them did a spectacular job with their part.
The underlying morals and racial truths depicted in this book are spot on...Skeeter's mother was so much like my own, that I often sat up straighter just listening to her."
Just as you thought you couldn't find more to love about a book rejected *61* times before it was published and went on to take over the WORLD!
At the peak of his legal career, Tony Lord is suddenly called to defend his friend, Sam Robb, who is charged with murder. However, Lord has regrets about returning to Lake City, Ohio, where he too, was suspected of murder. Yet, knowing the pain of unjust accusation, he feels compelled to help Sam.
'She was a girl, really, with short red hair and a waif-like slimness. But despite the flowered dress she wore, her belly had begun to show. Immobile, the girl gazed at the clinic as though it were a thousand miles away.' The young woman is Mary Ann Tierney. She is fifteen years old. Within days her name will be known to millions across America, her court case a television must-watch for everyone from the President downwards.
