The Calamity Club

Smart, funny, and driven by unforgettable characters ... a must-read

Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry

With exquisite storytelling and unforgettable characters, The Calamity Club is a joyful, heartbreaking, heartwarming read. I loved it so much

Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

The much-anticipated second novel from the author of The Help - 17 years in the making - is set in Oxford, Mississippi in 1933 and tells the story of a group of women and an irrepressible 11-year-old orphan whose fates converge

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What a treat to savour – a new novel from the author of The Help, about three women in Depression-era Mississippi

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As witty, bold, and transportive as it is heartbreaking and compassionate ... storytelling at its finest. Stockett’s masterfully drawn characters are simply unforgettable. Bravo to Meg, Birdie, and Charlie for reminding us to never underestimate the bottomless resilience of smart, spirited women in revolt against circumstance and injustice

Shelley Read, author of the international bestseller Go as a River 

It’s such a joy to immerse yourself in this world and with these characters that the pages fly by ... this is a really special book that’s been well worth the wait

Good Housekeeping

So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end

Oprah Daily

A raucous tale of found family ... a rollicking and wrenching story of economic hardship and injustice ... pure hell-raising entertainment

NYT book review 

An old-fashioned saga, generous in both detail and srawl

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Its character-driven story zips along [in] a rip-roaring adventure of found family, complex sisterhood and tested moral compasses. A plot-driven yarn that keeps the reader on tenterhooks until the end. Stockett is a born storyteller

Sunday Times

A really fat engrossing satisfying novel

India Knight

The biggest publishing event of the year

Mirror

A gorgeous novel with unforgettable characters and a lot of heart

Prima

A big, fat, sweeping novel

ipaper

Funny and bold, with a richly depicted dramatis personae

Sunday Independent

A real ripping yarn, very engrossing. I couldn’t put it down!

The Spike

Immersive and expansive

Radio Times

An extremely gripping…tour de force set in Mississippi in 1933…a fully immersive southern experience

The Times

A bravura sweep of storytelling

The Independent

Big-hearted, bold and brimful of exuberant characters, Stockett’s sprawling second novel is as engaging as her debut, the bestselling The Help

Daily Mail

A masterful propulsive tale that takes us from tears and rage to gut-aching laughter

Sunday Post

[A] touching, poignant and very funny tale of sisterhood, strength and love

 Press Association

A thoroughly enjoyable, enriching and heartwarming read that was worth the wait, I predict The Calamity Club will be another book club favourite for many years to come

Buzz Magazine

A cast of utterly unforgettable characters

Country Living

Witty and bold

Woman’s Own

A zingy doorstopper

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