The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

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<p><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>BESTSELLER</b></p><p><b>'I cant remember when I read anything that moved me quite this way, besides the work of Toni Morrison. Oprah Winfrey</b></p><p><b>'Mathis traces the fates of Hatties 12 children and grandchildren over the course of the 20th century . . . [it] is remarkable.'<i>Sunday Times</i></b> <b></b> <b>'Ms. Mathis has a gift for imbuing her characters stories with an epic dimension that recalls Toni Morrisons writing.'<i>New York Times</i></b> <b></b> Fifteen years old and blazing with the hope of a better life, Hattie Shepherd fled the horror of the American South on a dawn train bound for Philadelphia.</p><p>Hatties is a tale of strength, of resilience and heartbreak that spans six decades. Her American dream is shattered time and again: a husband who lies and cheats and nine children raised in a cramped little house that was only ever supposed to be temporary.</p><p>She keeps the children alive with sheer will and not an ounce of the affection they crave. She knows they dont think her a kind woman but how could they understand that all the love she had was used up in feeding them and clothing them.</p><p>How do you prepare your children for a world you know is cruel?</p><p>The lives of this unforgettable family form a searing portrait of twentieth century America. From the revivalist tents of Alabama to Vietnam, to the black middle-class enclave in the heart of the city, to a filthy bar in the ghetto,<i>The Twelve Tribes of Hattie</i>is an extraordinary, distinctive novel about the guilt, sacrifice, responsibility and heartbreak that are an intrinsic part of ferocious love.</p>

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Ayana Mathis is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and is a recipient of the Michener-Copernicus Fellowship.<i>The Twelve Tribes of Hattie</i>, her first novel and a<i>New York Times</i>bestseller, was chosen by Oprah Winfrey as the second selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0. She lives and writes in Brooklyn.

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