The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
eBook - 2012
The newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection: this special eBook edition of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis features exclusive content, including Oprah’s personal notes highlighted within the text, and a reading group guide. The arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction. A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration through the trials of one unforgettable family. In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better life. Instead, she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins succumb to an illness a few pennies could have prev...ented. Hattie gives birth to nine more children whom she raises with grit and mettle and not an ounce of the tenderness they crave. She vows to prepare them for the...
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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- English
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- Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
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File Size | 3 GB |
ISBN | 9780385350297 |
Release Date | 12/6/2012 |
Kindle Book | |
ISBN | 9780385350297 |
ASIN | B00A9ET5XU |
Release Date | 12/6/2012 |
OverDrive Read eBook | |
ISBN | 9780385350297 |
Release Date | 12/6/2012 |