Family Tree
For as long as she can remember, Dana Clarke has longed for the stability of home and family. Now she has married a man she adores, whose heritage can be traced back to the Mayflower, and she is about to give birth to their first child. But what should be the happiest day of her life becomes the...
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For as long as she can remember, Dana Clarke has longed for the stability of home and family. Now she has married a man she adores, whose heritage can be traced back to the Mayflower, and she is about to give birth to their first child. But what should be the happiest day of her life becomes the day her world falls apart. Her daughter is born beautiful and healthy, and in addition, unmistakably African-American in appearance. Dana’s determination to discover the truth about her baby’s heritage becomes a shocking, poignant journey. A superbly crafted novel, Family Tree asks penetrating questions about family and the choices people make in times of crisis.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780767925181 (0767925181)
ASIN: 767925181
Publish date: October 30th 2007
Publisher: Anchor
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
The story of racism and hidden family secrets. What happens when a child, obviously with some black heritage is born of a pair of white parents. The digging in the past and the present causes some headaches and almost splits the family apart is what. I did guess some of the secrets and really whi...
Family Tree by Barbara DelinskyDana was pregnant having a dream when her water broke. They were prepared and scared.Hugh is on top of things and keeps her calm.She is a designer and has done their own babies room. He's from a rich family.They get a healthy baby but has some features that are from a ...
Family Tree had the potential to be a very enjoyable book, unfortunately it didn't do it for me.Hugh comes from a well-to-do society family, while Dana was raised by her grandmother and never knew her father. Their first child is born with African-American features. Questions are raised, including a...
I really liked some of the characters, more so than usual. The author really made them come alive.
A happily married couple is about to experieince the birth of their first child. However when their daughter is born her skin is darker than anticipated. He can trace his roots back to the town's founding fathers and she has an unkonwn family history with a few skeletons in the closet. Where did thi...
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