The Calamity Club: A Novel by Kathryn Stockett

The Long-Awaited New Novel from the Author of The Help — A Bold, Big-Hearted Story of Unbreakable Women in Depression-Era Mississippi

Seventeen years after her multimillion-copy phenomenon The Help, Kathryn Stockett returns with The Calamity Club, a vibrant, deeply moving historical novel that will make you laugh, cry, and cheer.

Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has been abandoned by her mother and labeled one of the “unadoptable big girls” at the struggling Lafayette County Orphan Asylum. Outspoken and fiercely independent, Meg refuses to let her spirit break. When Birdie Calhoun — unmarried, opinionated, and desperate to save her own family — arrives in Oxford seeking help from her wealthy socialite sister, their lives collide with a group of women pushed to the brink.

Together, this unlikely sisterhood of orphans, spinsters, and survivors forms The Calamity Club — hatching a daring, audacious plan to reclaim control over their futures in a world determined to keep them powerless.

Rich with Stockett’s signature humor, warmth, and unforgettable characters, this epic tale celebrates the power of female friendship, resilience, and quiet defiance during one of America’s darkest decades.