Thursday, June 13, 2019

Inheritance

Inheritance: a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love / Dani Shapiro, read by the author, 247 pgs.

A DNA test reveals that the author's beloved father is not actually her biological father.  Raised and strongly identifying with her Orthodox Jewish background, the idea that she is not her father's daughter throws her for a loop.  Through research, she locates her biological father while learning more about the fertility clinic her parent's consulted prior to her birth. Faced with her new reality, she reaches out and tries to build a relationship with her "new" father.  At first he resists but later they meet and enjoy each other.  This book takes us through a lot of emotions and details of research and discovering her "new" family.  I listened to the audio book and enjoyed hearing the author's voice.

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