num_pages: 400
description: 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 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 and refreshingly original, The Family Tree is a sophisticated story of one woman and the generations of women who came before her and whose legacy shaped her life and its emotional landscape.
language: English
title: The Family Tree
titlecomplete: The Family Tree
genres: British Literature, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction, Novels, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Book Club
ratings_count: 1078
publisher: Plume