"One of my favourite reads of the year has been The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett. . . . Historical fiction at its best." —Freida McFadden, The Guardian
"[A] heart-wrenching, often hilarious story of economic hardship, moral posturing and the particular yearnings of childless women and motherless girls." —The New York Times
"A raucous tale of found family. . . . A rollicking and wrenching story of economic hardship and injustice . . . pure hell-raising entertainment." —The New York Times Book Review
"Compulsively readable. . . . A satisfyingly twisty tale. . . . Fans of Stockett’s bestselling debut will love this engaging follow-up." —Kirkus
"Stockett's vibrant follow-up to her bestselling 2009 novel, The Help, traces the intersecting lives of an exasperated older sister, a precocious orphan and an enterprising woman in 1933 Mississippi. . . . By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this offers a memorable view into the impossible choices faced by women in the Great Depression." —Publishers Weekly
"The Calamity Club is an unforgettable story of resilience and friendship, featuring a sisterhood of underestimated women who risk everything to take back control of their fates." —Women’s Prize
"Stockett is back with a bang with this touching, poignant and very funny tale of sisterhood, strength and love. Well worth the 17-year wait." —The Irish News
"An old-fashioned saga, generous in both detail and sprawl." —The New York Times
"So immersive, exciting and downright fabulous, you never want it to end." —Oprah Daily
"A book that I missed when I was not reading it." —Joumana Khatib, New York Times’ The Book Review podcast
"The enormous success of The Help as a novel and as the source for the Academy Award–winning film has left readers longing for Stockett’s second novel. . . . As she did in The Help, Stockett again satirizes the hypocrisy underpinning much of the early-twentieth-century South in a saga populated with memorable characters who rely on stock-in-trade pluck and sass to right all wrongs." —Booklist
"A rip-roaring adventure of found family, complex sisterhood, tested moral compasses and capable women making the best . . . out of truly awful circumstances. A plot-driven yarn that keeps the reader on tenterhooks until the end. Stockett is a born storyteller." —The Sunday Times
"All three protagonists are compelling, but Meg is the star of The Calamity Club. She owes a debt to other smart, lonely girls of Southern literature—especially Frankie, from Carson McCullers’ The Member of the Wedding—but her voice is singular and laugh-out-loud funny. . . . Stockett deftly unites her three main characters for an ending that’s as cozy and satisfying as the chicken pot pies her characters keep making and eating." —The Minnesota Star Tribune
"The power of The Calamity Club lies in the beauty of the narration, the touching story, the display of the historic mistreatment of women and the fact that these women hold the power- even if it’s just for a while. It should make you angry at what was done to women who didn't conform and perhaps what is being done to women now." —Bookreporter
"A gripping tale of female resistance." —Good Housekeeping
"An extremely gripping 632-page tour de force set in Mississippi in 1933. . . a fully immersive southern experience. You will finish the book and immediately make yourself a batch of southern biscuits and crave an iced tea." —The Times (UK)
"Big-hearted, bold and brimful of exuberant characters, Stockett’s sprawling second novel is as engaging as her debut, the bestselling The Help." —The Daily Mail (UK)
"Funny and bold, with a richly depicted dramatis personae, this novel from the author of The Help will be huge." —Sunday Independent
"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
"Smart, funny and driven by unforgettable characters whose opinions and actions leap off the page, this is a must-read." —Bonnie Garmus, author of the international bestseller Lessons in Chemistry
"As witty, bold and transportive as it is heartbreaking and compassionate, The Calamity Club is 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
"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 Sunday Times bestseller The List of Suspicious Things
