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blondie007
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26/08/2012 07:23:43
Plain-Jane wrote:
The poop in the pie turned my stomach. Too close to home with the stories of maids here urinating in their employers food
Did she really mix it in there??? I thought so but others told me I misunderstood...
I agree- NEVER **** (no pun) off anyone handling your food or drink- NEVER
I hear so many of the same stories about maids with the urine and visine
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Plain-Jane
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03/07/2012 08:27:37
The poop in the pie turned my stomach. Too close to home with the stories of maids here urinating in their employers food
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Mellie123
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03/07/2012 08:05:38
Am I the only one who was really disappointed with the ending? I liked the book, but just feel a bit cheated by the ending...
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gaijind
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09/02/2012 23:11:21
Just finished reading it! Enjoyed every page 
Nice novel!
Now, what to read next? Who wants to swap?
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Pinkleton
Posts 157
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03/02/2012 14:46:38
EJC wrote:
Am half way through reading it after seeing it recommended on this forum. Really enjoying it.
Someone should definitely write a Dubai version......
I was thinking about that last night... Anyone willing to put me in contact with their maids so i can start interviewing people? 
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dramaqn
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03/02/2012 00:21:31
read the novel and just loved it
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Maple
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01/01/2012 19:19:16
I read this a few days ago after seeing it recommended on this forum. Enjoyed the manner in which the story was told through three different characters and the time it was set in. Dont have a maid but interesting perspective.
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EJC
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13/09/2011 11:26:22
Am half way through reading it after seeing it recommended on this forum. Really enjoying it.
Someone should definitely write a Dubai version......
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Simone N
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13/09/2011 11:10:17
glamorgirl wrote: outheredxb wrote:
Really liked the book! Me too. Would love to read a Dubai version
Yes - now that would be interesting!
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glamorgirl
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06/09/2011 14:37:18
outheredxb wrote:
Really liked the book!
Me too. Would love to read a Dubai version
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outheredxb
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02/09/2011 16:42:48
Really liked the book!
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Green-ish
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02/09/2011 14:45:57
I met one woman less than a month after arriving in Dubai. She had been there 13 yrs at the time and had one very young son, maybe 20 months old. I met her at a mother and toddler group and she also had her maid there. I was horrified to see her literally snap her fingers at the maid to attend her son if he was upset about anything. "I come here for the coffee and adult conversation, " she said...not even checking that her son was OK. It was a very interesting introduction to Dubai for me!
Thank goodness, in five years there she was literally the only woman I ever met who behaved this way. Maybe I only surrounded myself with like-minded women who treated all around them with respect and had children because they wanted to raise children.
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TLT
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02/09/2011 13:35:12
How many of you saw similarities between the employers in "The Help" and many of the expat ladies in the UAE? Particulary with respect to their expectations of maids raising their children?
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Green-ish
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28/08/2011 15:31:00
http://thehelpmovie.com/us/#s=home !!
LOVED the book so much that I'm not sure if I want to see the movie.
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Stardust
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15/09/2010 20:54:16
Thanks DP - I am going to read it!
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desertprincess
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15/09/2010 12:01:51
Stardust wrote:
I really wanted to read this book. But the other day I picked it up and started to flip through it, what popped out was the style of writing - did it make the book difficult to read?
I was worried it might be but it wasn't at all. You get used to it really quickly. Plus it's told in three perspectives and one of them isn't written in that tone.
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Stardust
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11/09/2010 19:50:06
I really wanted to read this book. But the other day I picked it up and started to flip through it, what popped out was the style of writing - did it make the book difficult to read?
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nobby
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11/09/2010 19:47:05
sarahloudxb wrote:
I have heard this book is very good
Shall purchase it tomrrow :-)
Are you the Sarah that kindly lent me the booster seats?? If so I text you today to ask when & where I can return your seats?? Please contact me on Nobby1234@btinternet.com. So I can get the seats back to you thank you
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desertprincess
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11/09/2010 19:43:30
I loved it! Just finished reading it a couple of days ago and I seriously couldn't put it down. It's been so long since I've read a book that has had me so hooked!
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Trees
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06/09/2010 15:03:13
It was one of my summer reads. I couldn't put it down. I really felt for everyone in the book.
Happy to swap it in the book swap if anyone wants it!
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sarahloudxb
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21/07/2010 16:31:16
I have heard this book is very good
Shall purchase it tomrrow :-)
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DBNSun
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21/07/2010 15:40:04
Just finished reading it and absolutely loved it!! It's really a page turner.
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janesul
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28/06/2010 10:24:07
I loved this book! Not sure about it resonating with those who have 'help' but I thought that it was beautifully told.
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Oyrx
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27/06/2010 06:29:27
I've got this on my Amazon wish list - can't wait to start it!
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desertdoris
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17/06/2010 21:18:49
a great read! and even though I've never had a maid I couldn't help but wonder whether there were any similarities with some of the maid/madam relationships today
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Tallybalt
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05/06/2010 13:01:40
I loved it.
For those of us with maids it must strike a chord, no?
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santa
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02/06/2010 14:37:16
I have just read it. Enjoyed it, but can't say I was riveted by it. Sorry!
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IrisB
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02/06/2010 14:26:02
I've just finished reading it and I've thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Gumnut
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02/06/2010 12:45:14
Anyone read The Help by Kathryn Stockett? I am absolutely loving it and reading s-l-o-w-l-y to make the enjoyment last.
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