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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

by Dani Shapiro

Based on a DNA test she took because of her husband's interest in genealogy, Dani Shapiro discovered the man she grew up believing was her father actually wasn't.

This book is the telling of her search for answers: How did this  happen? Why did her parents never tell her? Who is her biological father? Who is she now that everything she believed has changed?

With both parents dead, she can no longer get answers directly. She instead dissects memories,  slowly making connections. She realizes why she never felt like she belonged in her family, with blond hair and blue eyes that were so unlike her relatives.