Author: Mona Simpson
Stars: 4.5
Review by: patco81
"The Help" a generation later and with continued exploitation of domestic workers - in this case, Southeast Asians. Told in alternating chapters by Claire, a privileged Los Angeles woman overwhelmed and conflicted by new motherhood v. burgeoning career, and Lola, a Filipina whose own family (along with her own identity and dreams) is left behind as she cares for the children of others. The voices are genuine; situations realistic; decisions often heartbreaking. Sometimes the sought-after fruits of the American dream are bittersweet.
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