This is another book I came across by chance while browsing at the bookstore again recently. I initially picked it up because it's by one of my favorite authors, Barbara Delinsky. While I had read many of her books, I had somehow missed this one when it came out in 2007.
Family Tree is about a woman who has just given birth to her first child, a child she and her husband had been really looking forward to. But, as beautiful as the little girl is, everyone soon notices she looks nothing like her parents. The parents are white and the little girl looks distinctly African-American, which prompts the woman's husband and many others to suspect that maybe she had an affair, perhaps with the single dad and very handsome African-American man who lives next door and is friends with the family.
In order to prove the child is really hers, Dana must research her family tree and find the father she never knew.
This is a fascinating story because it brings up something I really knew nothing about-the genetics of race. It's also a great read because it is so well written and the story moves at a quick pace. I found myself rooting for Dana and at the same time, beginning to hate her husband and her inlaws who sided with their son in thinking Dana was hiding something.
I actually have enjoyed almost every book by this author that I have read and have happily added this to my bookshelf. I think it's a great read and would make a fantastic selection for those of you in book clubs!
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I read this book last year and loved it. Definitely got me thinking.
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