描述
By: Ayana Mathis
A NEW EDITION OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL
An Oprah's Book Club Pick
'Remarkable' Sunday Times
'Ms. Mathis has a gift for imbuing her characters' stories with an epic dimension that recalls Toni Morrison's writing' New York Times
'Vibrant and compassionate . . . a work of great humanity' Marilynne Robinson
1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a better life. When Hattie marries and gives birth to her children, she raises them with grit and mettle, preparing them for a world that will challenge and wound them. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie tells the story of a mother's monumental courage, the resilience of human spirit and the myth of the American dream.