A review by kjboldon
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro

4.0

An engrossing read, full of surprises. I assumed, when I read about how the author learned she had different DNA from her father, that her mother had had an affair. The real story is much more bizarre and labyrinthine. This is both a good mystery, and an examination of nature/nurture and identity. I wish the author had pushed for more insight in her relationship with her sister Susie. In all Shspiro's memoirs, I think Susie gets less compassion than other family members.