The Calamity Club
A Novel
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About The Calamity Club
Kathryn Stockett's first novel since the #1 bestselling phenomenon THE HELP. Set in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1933, The Calamity Club tells the story of a group of women--some socialites, a few criminals--whose fates converge as the summer turns to fall and the hard times of the Depression tighten their grip. While some cling to the fantasy of bygone days, others are emboldened by their desperation: to seek power, to climb Southern social ranks, or to take astonishing risks, no matter the cost, because there's little left to lose.
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- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Standalone or self-contained
- Estimated reading time
- 16.0 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Long read
- Best for
- Readers seeking found family, emotional, historical fiction, literary fiction
Why readers are finding The Calamity Club
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett, published in 2026, is a 638-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Found Family, Emotional, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction.
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- Print ISBN
- 978-1-954-11881-2
- Published
- 2026
- Pages
- 638
