Enter a vanished and unjust world: Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Where Black maids raise white children but aren't trusted with the silverware... There's Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and grieving the tragic death of her own son; Minny, whose cooking is almost as spicy as her tongue; and Miss Skeeter, white, back from college, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared. Skeeter, Aibileen, and Minny. No one would believe they were friends; even fewer would tolerate it. But as each woman finds the courage to push boundaries, they increasingly rely on one another. Each searches for the truth. And together, they have an extraordinary story to tell...