If You Liked The Help...

If you enjoyed Kathryn Stockett's bestselling novel The Help about women, society, and friendships in 1960's Mississippi, you may enjoy the novels below.

  • The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin

  • Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

  • The Summer We Got Saved by Pat Cunningham Devoto

  • We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg

  • The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

  • Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

  • Sula by Toni Morrison

  • Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The South and the Civil Rights Movement

  • The Bridge by Doug Marlette

  • Downtown by Anne River Siddons

  • Freshwater Road by Denise Nicholas

  • Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy

Coming of Age

  • Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

  • Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

  • Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton

Southern Family Relationships

  • Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts

  • The Edge of Winter by Luanne Rice

  • Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

  • Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews

  • Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells

  • Low Country by Anne Rivers Siddons

  • South of Broad by Pat Conroy

  • Superstitions by Karen Robards

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Lenoir Library
120 Hospital Avenue
Lenoir, NC 28645


Telephone
828-757-1270

Fax
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Hours of Operation
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8:30 AM to 5:30 PM


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Saturday
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Granite Falls Library
24 South Main St.
Granite Falls, NC 28630

Telephone
828-396-7703


Hours of Operation
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Wednesday
11:00 AM to 5:30 PM
(closed 1:00 to 2:00 Mon-Fri for lunch)

Saturday
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Hudson Library
530 Central Street
Hudson, NC 28638

Telephone
828-728-4207


Hours of Operation
Mon-Tues, Thurs-Fri
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM


Wednesday
11:00 AM to 5:30 PM
(closed 1:00 to 2:00 Mon-Fri for lunch)


Saturday
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM