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Inheritance: a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love
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Published:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
359 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Status:
Copies
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Boulder Main Large Print
LP 813.09 Shapiro
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Mar 22, 2024
Longmont Large Print Nonfiction
Large Type 818.5403 SHA
On Shelf
May 22, 2023
Louisville Large Print Non-Fic
LARGE PRINT 813.09 SHAPIRO
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Apr 15, 2023
Description

The acclaimed and beloved author now gives us a new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets--a real-time exploration of the staggering discovery she made last year about her father, and her struggle to piece together the hidden story of her own life. She writes of how she questioned her identity when a DNA test revealed that she was not, as she believed she was, 100% Jewish. Shapiro grew up in an Orthodox family in suburban New Jersey; blonde-haired and blue-eyed, she often felt out of place in a family of dark-haired Ashkenazi Jews, yet she had shrugged off the physical differences. But when she got the DNA test results, the then-54-year-old began researching her family history, and within months she unraveled a narrative leading back to the 1960s and the early days of artificial insemination, and now, she discovered her biological father, a doctor from Portland. Shapiro realized that her childhood, her ancestral lineage, and the foundation of her world were based on deception. With thoughtful candor, she explores the ethical questions surrounding sperm donation, the consequences of DNA testing, and the emotional impact of having an uprooted religious and ethnic identity. This beautifully written, thought-provoking genealogical mystery will captivate readers from the very first pages. -- Publisher

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APA Citation (style guide)

Shapiro, D. (2019). Inheritance: a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Shapiro, Dani. 2019. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Shapiro, Dani, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Shapiro, Dani. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Description
The acclaimed and beloved author now gives us a new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets--a real-time exploration of the staggering discovery she made last year about her father, and her struggle to piece together the hidden story of her own life. She writes of how she questioned her identity when a DNA test revealed that she was not, as she believed she was, 100% Jewish. Shapiro grew up in an Orthodox family in suburban New Jersey; blonde-haired and blue-eyed, she often felt out of place in a family of dark-haired Ashkenazi Jews, yet she had shrugged off the physical differences. But when she got the DNA test results, the then-54-year-old began researching her family history, and within months she unraveled a narrative leading back to the 1960s and the early days of artificial insemination, and now, she discovered her biological father, a doctor from Portland. Shapiro realized that her childhood, her ancestral lineage, and the foundation of her world were based on deception. With thoughtful candor, she explores the ethical questions surrounding sperm donation, the consequences of DNA testing, and the emotional impact of having an uprooted religious and ethnic identity. This beautifully written, thought-provoking genealogical mystery will captivate readers from the very first pages. -- Publisher