Haverhill Public Library » historical fiction http://www.haverhillpl.org Fri, 17 May 2013 03:43:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Book Review: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2013/01/the-twelve-tribes-of-hattie-by-ayana-mathis/ http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2013/01/the-twelve-tribes-of-hattie-by-ayana-mathis/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:15:24 +0000 ddavainis http://www.haverhillpl.org/?p=5947 “The world would not love them; the world would not be kind.”

~ Ayana Mathis, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

 

Ayana Mathis’ debut novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, penetrates the reader with its powerful story and poetic prose.   During the Great Migration, the Shepherd family moved from Georgia to Philadelphia to start a new life.  The first chapter excruciatingly details young Hattie’s terrible loss and grief.   The rest of the book paints how this gripping time in history and deep personal pain affected her life, and her relationship with her children.   Mathis creates vibrant and complicated characters that show their endurance, toughness, and survival across six decades.    Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 newest selection.

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