The author of ‘The Help,’ Kathryn Stockett, has a new novel influenced by a photograph.
Kathryn Stockett’s New Novel Inspired by History Bestselling author Kathryn Stockett’s latest book, “The Calamity Club,” was sparked by a photograph featuring a girl shucking oysters. The story follows Meg, an 11-year-old orphan from Mississippi, as older girls are sent to work in a Biloxi cannery. Stockett explores Mississippi’s troubling past, including its sterilization practices […]