Wow!!
Hattie had eleven children.
Among them, Franklin, Ella, Bell and Cassie, to name a few. I said
“had” for a reason. This story is about
twelve of her family members, the twelfth being her grandchild.
Each of her children have their own story and life to tell
about. One was stricken with
tuberculosis, one had a bout with rage when his mother was spoken ill of and
one had a homosexual encounter.
Hattie was passionate - when she made love to her husband August,
when she showed no emotion to any of her children, and when she showed hatred
towards her husband during their arguments.
She provided what she could of the basic necessities and that was that.
I found this story to be so lifelike in all its
dramatizations. Each character was
written with fierce emotion, nothing was held back. There was death, infidelity and such
emotional loss within each character.
