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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Oprah's Book Club 2.0): Oprah's Book Club 2.0

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Bahni Turpin, Adenrele Ojo, Adam Lazarre-White

10 Hours 17 Minutes

Random House (Audio)

December 2012

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The newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection.
 
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 prevented.  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 calamitous difficulty they are sure to face in their later lives, to meet a world that will not love them, a world that will not be kind. Captured here in twelve luminous narrative threads, their lives tell the story of a mother’s monumental courage and the journey of a nation. 

Beautiful and devastating, Ayana Mathis’s The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is wondrous from first to last—glorious, harrowing, unexpectedly uplifting, and blazing with life. An emotionally transfixing novel, a searing portrait of striving in the face of insurmountable adversity, an indelible encounter with the resilience of the human spirit and the driving force of the American dream.

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  • Anonymous

    I tried so hard to get into the book . I went back many times and just held no interest and I couldn’t finish it .

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  • Anonymous

    All the characters were so unique and this kept the story interesting. Narration was believable & warm.

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  • Megan H

    This book was truly amazing and narrators bring the characters to life. I’ve listened to this book more than once, I highly recommend!

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  • Constance Quarnstrom

    Really enjoyed the book and narration. The characters were brought to life!

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