Kristin Hunter Books In Order

Novels

  1. God Bless the Child (1964)
  2. The Landlord (1966)
  3. The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou (1968)
  4. Boss Cat (1971)
  5. The Survivors (1975)
  6. The Lakestown Rebellion (1978)
  7. Lou in the Limelight (1981)
  8. Kinfolks (1996)
  9. Do Unto Others (2000)
  10. Breaking Away (2003)
  11. Seeds of Discontent (2013)

Collections

  1. Guests in the Promised Land (1973)

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Kristin Hunter Books Overview

Kinfolks

Now swinging on the wrong side of forty, solid bedrock, tight forever friends Patrice Barber and Cherry Hopkins came of age in the sixties, veterans of Snick, CORE, and God alone knows how many Black Power rallies. By turns ferocious and fearless, passionate and proud, they rejected anything that was sanctioned by society. Sororities? No, thank you. Hair straightening? Get outta here. Marriage? Are you outta your mind? They became single mothers by choice. So who would have dreamed that these two ex revolutionaries would find themselves trying to compose a la de dah wedding invitation for their soon to be married children?True, Cherry’s beautiful, somewhat spoiled daughter Aisha excuse me, that’s Eliza now is about to jump the broom with Patrice’s son, Saint, a ruggedly handsome computer whiz who likens himself to a Lone Star, like Texas. But Patrice feels a flutter in her gut, sensing something is deeply wrong. Cherry’s favorite phrase is ‘no problem,’ but she’s got big ones. For a shattering truth from their radical past is about to rear its head and alter the course of all their lives, forcing Patrice and Cherry to hit the road on an urgent mission. While on the homefront, label conscious Aisha soon discovers life lessons beyond brand names, and Saint faces the sobering fact that even the brightest star needs a center to spin around. A richly rewarding novel of forgiveness and compassion, making amends and letting go, Kinfolks resonates with warmth, humor, and wisdom, unfolding with the gentle cadence of good friends swapping stories around the kitchen table. Kristin Hunter Lattany reminds us that a family mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters has many sides, many hearts, and the brilliant capacity to persevere through any storm.

Do Unto Others

Zena short for Zenobia Lawson honors all things African art, culture, history. So when fortune hands her a twenty year old Nigerian girl in need of temporary housing, Zena and her husband, Lucius, jump at the chance to help. To Zena, Ifa Olongo is an exotic beauty with enough haughtiness and grace for three royal families. Not to mention the daughter she never had. But as Zena’s best friend, Vy, keeps reminding her, Ifa is no girl. Crackling with wit, intelligence, and hard earned wisdom, Do Unto Others turns political correctness and Afrocentricity upside down, reminding us that there is only one golden rule.

Breaking Away

Bethesda Barnes has reached a point in life where she at last feels comfortable. She loves her family, despite a stormy relationship with her mother. For romance, there’s Lloyd Bounds, a devoted postal clerk. Although, cards on the table, Beth wouldn t mind a ring. Ask Beth what part of her life is truly fulfilling and she just might answer my beautiful career. After landing a plum teaching position at an Ivy League college, Dr. Barnes focuses her energies on her students, even the obnoxious ones, encouraging them all to always strive for more. Though driven and dedicated, Beth is fairly detached from her faculty colleagues, well aware that she is one of the only black faces in a sea of white. Despite the disparity, she loves her job and pursues it with gusto. Until an incident on campus rocks her world and forces her to confront society s uglier side. Late one night, four African American sorority sisters are called vile names and assailed with garbage. The students decide to charge the boys with assault and racial insensitivity for violating the university s harassment code. They ask Beth to be their faculty advisor for the case. When Beth accepts, she walks into a racially charged firestorm of heated protest and dangerous threats. It turns out that one of the boys is a skinhead who seems to have sympathizers in high places. When the case goes national, even the editorial boards of presumably liberal newspapers criticize the victims and their cause. Though some of girls drop out of the case, and her personal life is blindsided by tragedy, Beth perseveres with the cause, believing some things are worth fighting for…
especially in the name of justice.A powerful novel that boldly takes on large, important themes while telling an intimate story of a courageous woman, Breaking Away is Kristin Lattany s most persuasive and searing novel to date.

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