Twelve Tribes of Hattie

''The opening pages of Ayana''s debut took my breath away. I can''t remember when I read anything that moved me quite this way, besides the work of Toni Morrison.'' Oprah Winfrey


Fifteen years old and blazing with the hope of a better life, Hattie Shepherd fled the horror of the American South on a dawn train bound for Philadelphia.

Hattie’s is a tale of strength, of resilience and heartbreak that s...