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==Historical fiction==
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|author=Ayana Mathis
|title=The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
|rating=5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary= Teenager Hattie Shepherd moves with her husband August, parents and siblings from the colour apartheid of the southern US to Philadelphia in search of a better life. Unfortunately this is 1920's America and so 'better life' is a mirage for Hattie. By the age of 15 she's pregnant and subsequently gives birth to twins Jubilee and Philadelphia, the first two of 11 children. As much joy as they bring, the twins are destined to provide a tragedy that will flavour Hattie's and August's outlook and relationship for decades. Each later Shepherd baby will develop with their own characteristics but each will also be tarnished by the past, irrespective of their attempts to escape it.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>009194418X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Sharon Penman
