The Help - written by Kathryn Stockett and narrated by Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer and Cassandra Campbell.
I have been travelling quite some distance to work over the last 12 months - 50 miles to Southampton and back and now 41 miles plus lots of traffic to Watford and back so I've really gotten into listening to audiobooks on the way home. I don't know whether it is just me but the way a book is narrated can either make or break the book and I've had both good and bad experiences. Being an avid reader I always have to listen to the whole thing - good or bad - which can sometimes mean up to 20 hours of terrible story/narration so I try to be very careful when choosing an audiobook.
A book that I listened to recently was The Help by Kathryn Stockett and it has really stuck with me. From the moment the CD started I was hooked. The narrators have done an amazing job and I cannot recommend it enough. Of course, a book is a very personal thing and I myself do not often act on recommendations; it took me 5 years to start the first Harry Potter book despite many conversations with my Mum about how fantastic they are. Anyway, if you are willing to take a chance and you like a good fiction novel with a little comedy, a lot of heart and an important message behind it then you will enjoy this book.
On a separate but related note, once I'd finished listening to the audiobook, my sister and I went to watch the film at the cinema where I wore my dinner badge for all to see (KFC chicken gravy). I'll admit that I didn't think it would live up to the book as I'd never seen a film that has but on this occasion they really did it justice and we both had a laugh and a little cry. Thanks Kel x
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