“Hannah Tinti's beautifully constructed second novel . . . uses the scars on Hawley's body--all twelve bullet wounds, one by one--to show who he is, what he's done, and why the past chases and clings to him with such tenacity.”
— The Boston Globe
“The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley is an adventure epic with the deeper resonance of myth. . . . Tinti exhibits an aptitude for shining a piercing light into the corners of her characters' hearts and minds.”
— O: The Oprah Magazine
“A gripping American-on-the-run thriller . . . a brilliant coming-of-age tale and a touching exploration of father-daughter relationships.”
— Newsweek
“Tinti depicts brutality and compassion with exquisite sensitivity, creating a powerful overlay of love and pain.”
— The New Yorker
“One part Quentin Tarantino, one part Scheherazade, and twelve parts wild innovation.”
— Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth
“A master class in literary suspense.”
— The Washington Post
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
Year
2017
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Praise
“Hannah Tinti's beautifully constructed second novel . . . uses the scars on Hawley's body--all twelve bullet wounds, one by one--to show who he is, what he's done, and why the past chases and clings to him with such tenacity.”
— The Boston Globe
“The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley is an adventure epic with the deeper resonance of myth. . . . Tinti exhibits an aptitude for shining a piercing light into the corners of her characters' hearts and minds.”
— O: The Oprah Magazine
“A gripping American-on-the-run thriller . . . a brilliant coming-of-age tale and a touching exploration of father-daughter relationships.”
— Newsweek
“Tinti depicts brutality and compassion with exquisite sensitivity, creating a powerful overlay of love and pain.”
— The New Yorker
“One part Quentin Tarantino, one part Scheherazade, and twelve parts wild innovation.”
— Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth
“A master class in literary suspense.”
— The Washington Post
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