The twelve tribes of Hattie
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Published:
New York : Random House Large Print, [2012].
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
1st large print ed.
Physical Desc:
385 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
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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.

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9780804121026, 0804121028

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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.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Mathis, A. (2012). The twelve tribes of Hattie. 1st large print ed. Random House Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Mathis, Ayana. 2012. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie. Random House Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Mathis, Ayana, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie. Random House Large Print, 2012.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Mathis, Ayana. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie. 1st large print ed. Random House Large Print, 2012.

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