Oxford, Mississippi, 1933.
Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable "big girls" at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed.
Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help the struggling family she’s left behind. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie discovers her sister’s seemingly charmed life is a tapestry of lies.
Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates—and Meg’s—converge, Charlie comes up with an audacious plan for them to take control of their lives. But in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife and women’s freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences.
The Calamity Club will make you laugh, cry, and cheer—an epic testament to underestimated women who know that calamity can be the spark of new beginnings. This is Kathryn Stockett at her most confident, heartfelt, and hilarious—the triumphant return of one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. (Synopsis courtesy of Amazon.)
There has been a lot of hype for The Calamity Club and the majority of it has been good, so I knew I had to check it out. It lived up to the hype, and then some! I went through a book hangover afterward and am jealous of anyone who is just starting to read it.
I loved Birdie and Meg and all the other interesting characters (but not the villains, of course) and miss them now that I am done. Over 600 pages really allows for us spending a lot of time with these characters and really connecting with them. Birdie and Meg were both sympathetic characters and I cared about them a lot. So much happens for both of them in a short span of time and I love that they even meet and connect at one point.
I feel like if I say anything more, it will spoil the story and I really want it all to unfold organically for you as it did for me. I had no idea what was going to happen from one moment to the next! So nothing from this novel was predictable in the slightest.
The descriptions really brought the story to life and I could easily visualize everything that was going on. It played out for me like a movie.
While the ending felt a bit rushed, it was still satisfying. I was just hoping the stakes would be even higher at a certain point. Especially since the idea was put out there that something even worse could happen.
If you haven't done so already, I highly, highly recommend checking this one out! I only hope Kathryn Stockett won't make us wait another seventeen years for her next novel.
(Trigger warnings below. May contain spoilers.)
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TW: Poverty/loss of finances, parental neglect, marital neglect, child abuse, alcoholism, suicide, bullying, death of parent, forced sterilization, conversion therapy (for LGBTQ+).
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