Books Like The Help

by Kathryn Stockett · about this book

Loved The Help by Kathryn Stockett? If its historical fiction, racism and american south hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Secret Life of Bees, A Calamity of Souls and To Kill a Mockingbird. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Help: Historical Fiction · Racism · American South · Female Lead · Nanny or Caregiver

The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd

Civil Rights Movement · American South · Racial Violence · Racism · Female Friendship

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A Calamity of Souls
David Baldacci

Civil Rights Movement · American South · Racism · Racial Violence · Historical Fiction

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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee

American South · Racism · Racial Violence · Classism · Historical Fiction

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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte

Nanny or Caregiver · Working-Class Protagonist · Classism · Character-Driven · Historical Fiction

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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott

Writer Protagonist · Character-Driven · Emotional · Heartwarming · Classism

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The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson

Civil Rights Movement · American South · Racism · Racial Violence · Character-Driven

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The Bookbinder
Pip Williams

Historical Fiction · Character-Driven · Female Friendship · Working-Class Protagonist · Classism

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride

Racism · Racial Violence · Historical Fiction · Character-Driven · Heartwarming

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Where the Sky Begins
Rhys Bowen

Working-Class Protagonist · Historical Fiction · Heartwarming · Female Friendship · Small Town

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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Rebecca Wells

American South · Female Friendship · Heartwarming · Character-Driven · Emotional

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The Second Life of Mirielle West
Amanda Skenandore

American South · Historical Fiction · Female Friendship · Character-Driven · Hopeful

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Bringing Down the Duke
Evie Dunmore

Female Friendship · Historical Fiction · Working-Class Protagonist · Classism · Hopeful

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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen

Classism · Character-Driven · Historical Fiction · Heartwarming · Hopeful

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The Seven Daughters of Dupree
Nikesha Elise Williams

American South · Racism · Historical Fiction · Character-Driven · Multiple POV

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The Other Bennet Sister
Janice Hadlow

Historical Fiction · Character-Driven · Heartwarming · Hopeful · Classism

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Edge of Eternity
Ken Follett

Civil Rights Movement · Racial Violence · Racism · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV

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Spinning Silver
Naomi Novik

Character-Driven · Classism · Racism · Female Friendship · Multiple POV

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Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell

American South · Racial Violence · Racism · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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Pachinko
Min Jin Lee

Racism · Working-Class Protagonist · Historical Fiction · Classism · Character-Driven

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The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
Robert Dugoni

Character-Driven · Racism · Heartwarming · Emotional · First Person Narrator

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