Lesson 4> Change for the Better Book Introduction The Help The Help is a novel by an American author named Kathryn Stockett. It is a story about African-American maids working in white households. The book is set in Jackson, Mississipi, just before the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964. The story is told mainly by three women: Skeeter, Aibileen, and Minny. Skeeter is the daughter of a rich whi..