The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
A remarkable page-turner of a novel. --Chicago TribuneIn 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd, swept up by the tides of the Great Migration, flees Georgia and heads north. Full of hope, she settles in Philadelphia to build a better life. Instead she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment, and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins are lost to an illness that a few pennies could have prevented. Hattie gives birth to nine more children, whom she raises with grit, mettle, and not an ounce of the tenderness they crave. She vows to prepare them to meet a world that will not be kind. Their lives, captured here in twelve luminous threads, tell the story of a mother's monumental courage--and a nation's tumultuous journey. A New York Times Notable Book
An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year
An Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection
Ayana Mathis is a Michener-Copernicus Fellowship recipient and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her debut novel is The Twelve Tribes of Hattie. She was born in Philadelphia and now resides in Brooklyn.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780307949707 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307949702 |
| Title | The Twelve Tribes of Hattie |
| Author | Ayana Mathis |
| Series | Vintage Contemporaries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2013-10-08 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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