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''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 WinfreyFifteen 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 spans six decades. Her American dream is shattered time and again: a husband who lies and cheats and nine children raised in a cramped little house that was only ever supposed to be temporary. She keeps the children alive with sheer will and not an ounce of the affection they crave. She knows they don’t think her a kind woman — but how could they understand that all the love she had was used up in feeding them and clothing them. How do you prepare your children for a world you know is cruel? The lives of this unforgettable family form a searing portrait of twentieth century America. From the revivalist tents of Alabama to Vietnam, to the black middle-class enclave in the heart of the city, to a filthy bar in the ghetto, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is an extraordinary, distinctive novel about the guilt, sacrifice, responsibility and heartbreak that are an intrinsic part of ferocious love.
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Brought to you by Penguin.From the moment Ava Carson and her ten-year-old son, Toussaint, arrive at the Glenn Avenue family shelter in Philadelphia in 1985, Ava is already plotting a way out. Estranged from her own mother, Dutchess, and their home in Bonaparte, Alabama, Ava is determined to give her sonthe chance of a better life.But when Toussaint’s father, Cass, reappears, Ava is swept off course by his charisma and his bold vision for racial justice. As Ava becomes more enmeshed with Cass and the radical group he has created, Toussaint begins to sense the danger and threat of violence simmering all around him. He begins to dream of Dutchess and Bonaparte, his home and birthright, but can he find his way there?The Unsettled is an explosive and vital story of belonging, legacy and survival from one of America’s most talented storytellers.‘[A] powerful book’ Marilynne Robinson‘A book to be read and re-read’ Jesmyn Ward‘Poetic and fierce’ Yiyun Li©2024 Ayana Mathis (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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Kertomus mustien suuren muuttoliikkeen lapsista
Viiltävä kertomus orjuuden ja rotusyrjinnän perinnöstä. Ayana Mathisin kiitetty esikoisromaani kulkee Toni Morrisonin jalanjäljissä.
Nuori ja optimistinen Hattie on paennut Yhdysvaltain etelävaltioissa rehottavaa rotuvihaa pohjoiseen, vapauden tyyssijaan, missä hän uskoo ja toivoo lastensa saavan elää amerikkalaista unelmaa. Sitkeä Hattie-äiti on peruskallio, jonka ympärille kietoutuu kaksitoista haurasta ihmiskohtaloa, mutta orjuus on jättänyt uhreilleen epäoikeudenmukaisen ja väkivaltaisen perinnön.Ayana Mathis maalaa mustien elämästä 1900-luvun USA:ssa synkeän kuvan, mutta muistuttaa, että ilo on ihmiselle välttämätöntä.
Brooklynissa asuva Ayana Mathis on Iowan yliopiston kirjoittajakoulun kasvatti. Hänen esikoisromaaninsa Huonetta ja sukua sai hyvän vastaanoton kirjallisuuspiireissä, ja kun Oprah Winfrey suositteli sitä kirjakerhossaan, teos ampaisi bestseller-listoille.