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A lawsuit was filed in a Mississippi court by Ablene Cooper, a housekeeper who used to work for Stockett's brother. It claimed that Stockett used her likeness in the book. A
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took her five years to complete, and the book was rejected by 60 literary agents before agent Susan Ramer agreed to represent Stockett.
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has since been published in 42 languages. As of August 2012, it has sold ten million copies and spent more than 100 weeks on
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before publishing her first novel, which she began writing after the
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Stockett grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the
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climbed best seller charts a few months after it was released.
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Reflective of her first novel, Stockett was very close to an
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with a degree in English and Creative Writing, she moved to
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Stockett worked in magazine publishing while living in
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Stockett
Kathryn Stockett speaks at the University of Alabama in 2014
University of Alabama
Jackson, Mississippi
Author
University of Alabama
The Help
debut novel
The Help
African-American
maids
Jackson
Mississippi
New York City
September 11 attacks
The New York Times Best Seller list
University of Alabama
New York City
African American
domestic worker
Hinds County, Mississippi
statute of limitations


"The maid's tale: Kathryn Stockett examines slavery and racism in America's Deep South"
"Kathryn Stockett, Author of The Help"
"Kathryn Stockett's 'The Help' Turned Down 60 Times Before Becoming a Best Seller"
"With book sales still strong, 'The Help' began filming in 2010"
"Kathryn Stockett: Life in the belle jar"
Creative Loafing Atlanta

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