Inheritance [electronic resource] : A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love
Dani Shapiro2019
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A New York Times Bestseller
'Profound... Shapiro's account is beautifully written and deeply moving - it
brought me to tears more than once.' -- New York Times
'All my life I had known there was a secret. What I hadn't known: the secret was
me.'
In the spring of 2016 Dani Shapiro received the stunning news that her father
was not her biological father. Months earlier, on a whim, she had submitted her
DNA to a genealogy website for analysis. The results were astonishing, and
revealed that everything she had believed about her life had been a lie.
Shapiro's parents were no longer alive. With no one to turn to, and only a
handful of figures on a webpage, Shapiro set out to discover the truth about
herself and her identity.
Inheritance is a genetic detective story; a memoir that reads like a thriller.
It is a book about family secrets kept out of shame or self-protectiveness;
secrets we keep from one another in the name of love. It is a book about the
extraordinary...
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Author:
Dani Shapiro, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Daunt Books, 2019
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781911547518
Language:
English
BRN:
436641
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |