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Her debut novel about a young white woman and two Black maids in the Deep South was a colossal hit, prompting widespread acclaim, 15 million copies sold, and an Oscar-winning film adaptation starring Emma Stone and Viola Davis.

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Her debut novel about a young white woman and two Black maids in the Deep South was a colossal hit, prompting widespread acclaim, 15 million copies sold, and an Oscar-winning film adaptation starring Emma Stone and Viola Davis. Then the tide turned, and Stockett found her once-lauded book accused of racism. Seventeen years later, the author is back. She tells Claire Allfree all about it

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