The Mathis, Ayana. creator text nyu New York Alfred A. Knopf c2012 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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243 p. ; 25 cm. Traces the story of Great Migration-era mother Hattie Shepherd, who in spite of poverty and a dysfunctional husband uses love and Southern remedies to raise nine children and prepare them for the realities of a harsh world. Ayana Mathis. n-us-pa African American women Fiction African American families Pennsylvania Philadelphia Fiction African Americans Migrations History 20th century Fiction Historical fiction Domestic fiction PS3613.A82847 T76 2012 9780385350280 2012010779 IEP 130115 20190501162749.0 820566682