The novel tells the story of each of Hattie’s 11 children and one grandchild over a period spanning 1925 to 1980 with Hattie and her husband, August, as the only continuing presence in each chapter. Beginning with Hattie as a 17-year-old mother of twins in Philadelphia, two years after her father died in Georgia andContinue reading “Book Review: The Twleve Tribes of Hattie”
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Book Review: The Execution of Noa P. Singleton
An unforgettable and unpredictable debut novel of guilt, punishment, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Those words are part of the marketing package for the novel. I couldn’t have said it better myself. But I didn’t realize it would be unforgettable until I finished it. And its unpredictability explains why it took me a long time toContinue reading “Book Review: The Execution of Noa P. Singleton”
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