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Rating  - Delinsky delivers again!
I am a long-time fan of Barbara Delinsky. Her stories are fascinating and her characters are believable and deep. Delinsky consistently delivers a tale with twists and turns, with romance and mystery. In this story, a white couple welcomes the birth of their baby, only to experience a shock when the infant clearly has African American traits. Blue-blood Hugh and his wife, Dana, who never knew her father, are at odds with each other over the "blame" and each one begins a journey of discovery. Dana looks into her roots while Hugh faces yet another surprise.
Like all Delinsky novels, The Family Tree is ripe with women supporting one another. In this book, the connecting thread is the yarn store owned by her grandmother, where the customers become family, in more ways than one.
Treat yourself to a wonderful read and grab a copy of The Family Tree. If you're a knitter, you will love this book even more as it creates a glorious picture of the haven that a yarn shop can provide. If you don't knit, I'll bet you'll check out a shop after you finish the book!!
Rating - Great Story
Such a great premise: What if everything you thought you knew about your family was a lie? Sometimes family secrets come down through DNA to reveal its truth. I loved this novel. The situations are real and the reactions of the characters are true-to-form. It got wordy after the birth of the baby but Delinsky redeems herself quickly and the mysteries come to a very believable end. I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.
Rating - Quick Read
I loved this book. Once I started I couldn't stop. I was immediately drawn into the story line and thought that the story and characters developed in an even pace. I have already recommended it to several of my family & friends!
Rating  - Never gets deeper than the top layer of the skin
When I had read a book review on Barbara Delinsky's new release, "Family Tree," I was already sold. The plot of the story impressed me as did the writer's courage in telling it. A topic involving a baby's color being perceived as "wrong" by his own parents is one not often broached, let alone expounded on.
Not three chapters into the book the vapid quality of the story's characters becomes apparent. The result is similar to looking at a piece of mediocre impressionist art that is rendered in grays and blacks. The images and their hues blur together, unmemorably. That description could also apply to the leaves on the branches of this "Family Tree."
It seems implausible that any new parents faced with such a question as significant as their child's natural heritage, would restrict their search to hearsay. But collaborative tales from the knitting circle and other loose threads form the basis for piecing together Baby Lizzie's genetic profile. All the while, the characters feature in the book much like shadows across a snowy landscape. You can vaguely make them out, but it is impossible to "feel" anything about them.
In summary, I found myself wondering why Delinsky didn't make it easier on herself and just pay a genealogist to write the story. It would have been considerably more believable and definitely more interesting.
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