In Inheritance: A Memoir of Geneology, Paternity and Love, author Dani Shapiro gets slammed with the shocking news that her father isn’t biologically related to her. She’s always been deeply connected to her father, and through him, her Jewish faith. But the DNA results make sense: she’s also the only blonde in her family and has been told repeatedly throughout her life that she doesn’t look Jewish.
Shapiro is a gifted writer – Inheritance is the first book I’ve read by her, but immediately after I finished it, I bought another one of her four memoirs and devoured it too. She’s also written five novels and has worked as a journalist.
I highly recommend this memoir for all readers, but if you’re considering a DNA test, it should be required reading. She not only explains the process, she deeply explores the ethics involved and the meaning of parenthood, love and culture.
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