The Calamity Club - Kathryn Stockett
Pub. Date: May 5, 2026
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From the bestselling author of The Help comes a captivating tale of women trying to survive in 1933 Mississippi, a time of financial depression and an oppressive, dangerous lack of freedom for females. Meg is an eleven-year-old whose mother has disappeared, forcing her to live a wretched life at an orphan asylum. Birdie, a single woman responsible for caring for her mother and grandmother, visits her sister seeking financial assistance; after all, her sister is married to a wealthy banker from old family money. When Birdie meets Charlie, a woman with limited resources but boundless ideas, their lives take an unexpected turn.
With an intriguing interwoven plot, I loved this book, became invested in the characters, and couldn’t put it down until I found out what happened to them. The narrative evokes a range of emotions, including fear, anger, heartbreak, hope, and joy. Interspersed throughout is Stockett’s refreshing sense of humor.
Kudos to Stockett for this well-researched perspective on the plight of women and other marginalized groups in the 1930s South. This book, though, is a testament to their resilience in the face of injustice. Let it be a poignant reminder as we now face an ongoing reversal in attitudes and treatments of people based on gender, race, and sexuality.
While I thought this an exceptional book and highly recommend it, I did think it got a bit tedious with redundancies at times. It is certain to be a bestseller, and I eagerly anticipate its adaptation into a movie or a series.
*****
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