The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

What a feat for any writer to come out with their first novel and become a national bestseller and make the Oprah Book Club at the same time. It appears that they are trying to acknowledge that Ms. Mathis has the genuine and down to earth rising of the late August Wilson, but she is nowhere in his league. She does a good job as a great storyteller in bringing to life a real down to earth shattering novel. The reason I did not give her the 5 stars is because the last few chapters of this novel fell like riding in a car and finding out that you ran out of gas. She emptied her tank too soon. I look forward to what she will do next.