'The Help' Author Says Criticism Makes Her 'Cringe'

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'The Help' Author Says Criticism Makes Her 'Cringe'

'The Help' Author Says Criticism Makes Her 'Cringe'
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Kathryn Stockett's first novel, The Help, has become a New York Times best-seller — and it has its readers buzzing about its racial themes. She says the book is not autobiographical, even though she was raised in Mississippi with a black maid. But Stockett says criticism over how she characterizes the black maids makes her "cringe."
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