The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
A New York Times Notable Book. An NPR Best Book of the Year. A Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year.
In 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.
Format: Paperback | 320 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.2 x 13.1 x 1.6 | 238g
Publication Date: 08 Oct 2013
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Vintage Books
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0307949702
ISBN13: 9780307949707
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including minor scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.