The Calamity Club

by: Kathryn Stockett

Goodreads Synopsis:

In 1933 Oxford, Mississippi, Prohibition is on the wane, and the Great Depression is tightening its grip. Poor and rich folks alike have fallen on hard times, even as the old social order remains. For women on the margins, the options are few and the price of dignity and self-determination is unbearably high.

Eleven-year-old Meg, one of the unadoptable “big girls” at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed. Birdie, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford on a mission to ask her social-climbing sister to help the struggling family she’s left behind. And Charlie is a woman with a past, running low on luck but driven by fire, fury, and grit. When their fates converge, they come up with an audacious plan to take back control of their lives. Together, they form an unlikely sisterhood—but in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife, women’s freedom is fragile, and making an enemy can have dire consequences, will the price they pay for their outrageous risk-taking be too high?

The Calamity Club will make you laugh, cry, and cheer—an epic testament to resilience, friendship, and the fierce, funny women who know that calamity can be the spark of new beginnings. This is Kathryn Stockett at her most confident, heartfelt, and hilarious—the triumphant return of one of the most beloved storytellers of our time.

Helen says: 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

Actually, this is the second best book I have read all year after Yesteryear…Another thick one (Land was also a beast)…I questioned whether it would live up to the hype surrounding this long awaited follow up novel from the author of The Help. It was unputdownable…I couldn’t wait to get back to this story…I ignored my family for a week! What an ending…rarely do I weep while reading, but I did this time…A story of female perseverance…These characters will stick with me for years to come.

Holly says: 🤓🤓🤓🤓1/2

This really is a great book – you will not be able to put in down! It is truly a ‘rollicking” tale. You will laugh and cry – and you will love the characters and especially rout for Meg and Birdie, whose strong-willed determination and resilience drive the story and keep you turning the pages. You will pray for Birdie and her gang at the Calamity Club to not get caught. Drama, humor, love, relationships, historical significance – this book has it all. Don’t let the size of the book deter you – read it!

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