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The Family Tree: A Novel
by Carole Cadwalladr

Published: 2005-11-29
Paperback : 400 pages
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When Rebecca Monroe—married to Alistair, a scientist who doesn’t believe in fate, but rather genetic disposition—discovers that she is pregnant, she begins to question what makes us who we are and whether her own precarious family history will play a role in her future.

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When Rebecca Monroe—married to Alistair, a scientist who doesn’t believe in fate, but rather genetic disposition—discovers that she is pregnant, she begins to question what makes us who we are and whether her own precarious family history will play a role in her future.

For Rebecca, the wry and observant narrator of The Family Tree, simple things said over breakfast take on greater meaning: a home-improvement project foreshadows darker things to come; the color of one’s eyes, the slope of a forehead are all missing pieces to the truth behind the family tree.

At once nostalgic and refreshingly original, The Family Tree is a sophisticated story of one woman and the generations of women who came before her and whose legacy shaped her life and its emotional landscape.

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  "The Group Review"by Mandi D. (see profile) 12/17/10

“the most important thing for me above everything else are the characters and the story” confides author, Carole Cadwalladr, during a book review by The Daily Mail. Her first book ‘The... (read more)

 
  "Provides many topics for discussion"by Maureen S. (see profile) 02/26/07

The structure of the book is irritating to begin with, but after a while the story carries the action forward.
The author considers that the movement back and forth in time is similar to th
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  "Good Holiday Reading"by Shirley I. (see profile) 01/18/07

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