| Title | : | The Juggler's Children: A Journey into Family, Legend and the Genes that Bind Us |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679314598 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-26 |
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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 Childrentackles profound questions around the genetics of identity, race and humanity, and tells a big st
Editorial : FINALIST 2013 – Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-FictionFINALIST 2014 – BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction LONGLISTED 2014 – RBC Taylor PrizeNATIONAL BESTSELLER “The Juggler’s Children is many things, each one spellbinding: a thrillerish quest for origins, a continent-spanning travelogue and an eye-opening foray into the annals and ethics of genetic science. Abraham’s family is unusual, but so is her virtuosity as a writer; she’s probing, intelligent, dryly funny but enough of a writer’s writer that she can make the awkward process of DNA swabbing seem magisterial. Abraham’s book is riveting not just because of its superb writing and suspenseful storyline, but because, in the end, it’s not just about her, it’s about us.” —Emily Donaldson, The Globe and Mail “With an irreverent sense of humour and the smarts of an experienced medical-science jour
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