The Juggler's Children: A Journey into Family, Legend and the Genes that Bind Us

✍ Scribed by Abraham, Carolyn

• Book ID: 107822345
• Publisher: Random House of Canada
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 2 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780307372154

✦ Synopsis

Carolyn Abraham explores the stunning power and ethical pitfalls of using genetic tests to answer questions of genealogy--by cracking the genome of her own family.

Recently, tens of thousands of people have been drawn to mail-order DNA tests to learn about their family roots. Abraham investigates whether this burgeoning new science can help solve 2 mysteries that have haunted her multi-racial family for more than a century. Both hinge on her enigmatic great-grandfathers--a hero who died young and a scoundrel who disappeared. Can the DNA they left behind reveal their stories from beyond the grave?

Armed with DNA kits, Abraham criss-crosses the globe, taking cells from relatives and strangers, a genetic journey that turns up far more than she bargained for--ugly truths and moral quandaries. With lively writing and a compelling personal narrative, The Juggler's Children __ tackles profound questions around the genetics of identity, race and humanity, and...