Vicki L. (Supermom34) reviewed on 7/15/2019 + 36 more book reviews

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie begins with a sadness that hangs on throughout the book. While a difficult read for me, I believe one may have to have lived in the oppression Hattie experienced to fully understand circumstances of each child as well as Hattie's own withdrawal from life. Hattie raises her children alone although she was married. She struggled alone because it mattered to no one. She was in a sea of stair step children always hungry & in need with no relief insight. I felt Hattie's pain & the confusion of her children as they became adults. Each one had their ghosts & emotional baggage & while it seems Hattie was blamed for all the short comings, she was simply in survival mode. The final chapter is redeeming. Hattie may continue to make mistakes, but she won't make the same mistakes. It's a sorrowful book.

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