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...
When Rebecca Monroe married to Alistair, a scientist who doesn t believe in fate, but rather genetic disposition discovers that she is pregnant, she b...
On the day of Charles and Diana's wedding, Rebecca Monroe's mother locked herself in the bathroom and never came out. Was it because her squidgy chocolate log collapsed or because Rebecca's grandmother married her first cousin? Can we never know why we do
On the day of Charles and Diana's wedding, Rebecca Monroe's mother locked herself in the bathroom and never came out. Was it because her squidgy choco...
