{"product_id":"the-family-tree-9780452286948","title":"The Family Tree","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.\u003cp\u003eFor Rebecca, the wry and observant narrator of \u003cb\u003eThe Family Tree\u003c\/b\u003e, simple things said over breakfast take on greater meaning: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once nostalgic and refreshingly original, \u003cb\u003eThe Family Tree\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated for the Best Specialist Writer\/British Press Award, Carole Cadwalladr writes for newspapers including \u003cb\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e and lives in the UK. \u003cb\u003eThe Family Tree\u003c\/b\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384147411218,"sku":"9780452286948","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a537833b-f97b-40de-8e1a-608bb70157d1.jpg?v=1750164586","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-family-tree-9780452286948","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}