false 64694 17 <p>Dana Clarke has always longed for the stability of home and family - her own childhood was not an easy one. Now she has married a man she adores who is from a prominent New England family, and she is about to give birth to their first child. But what should be the happiest day of her life becomes the day her world falls apart. Her daughter is born beautiful and healthy, but no one can help noticing the African American traits in her appearance. Dana's husband, to her great shock and dismay, begins to worry that people will think Dana has had an affair.<br>The only way to repair the damage done is for Dana to track down the father she never knew and to explore the possibility of African American lineage in his family history. Dana&#8217;s determination to discover the truth becomes a poignant journey back through her past and her husband&#8217;s heritage that unearths secrets rooted in prejudice and fear.<br>Barbara Delinsky&#8217;s <i>Family Tree</i> is an utterly unforgettable novel that asks penetrating questions about race, family, and the choices people make in times of crisis&#8212;choices that have profound consequences that can last for generations.</p> 2021882 6 2 2007 Family Tree total:1822|5:261|4:606|3:634|2:265|1:56| 1822 6217 2510 442 1 4 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 19:45:44 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 10:58:38 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 4 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 07 12:48:42 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 23 21:15:47 -0800 2007 The statement...more...]]> 1 3 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 07:59:48 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 08:31:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 14:23:53 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 14:42:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 19:43:31 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 20:00:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 12:01:06 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 06:10:04 -0800 2008
Its was definately not worth it. While the subject matter is interesting...white couple gives birth to a child with African-American features...I didn't ...more...]]> 1 1 false true Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 21:07:49 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 21:29:46 -0700 2008
Hugh and Dana, the married couple that form the center of this novel, are Splenda characters: noxiously sweet. I don't buy ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 08:33:08 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 11:31:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Jan 25 13:21:27 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 13:59:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jun 23 13:52:36 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 13:56:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 25 20:00:29 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 28 12:24:35 -0800 2008
The cast of characteres was full of the types of people I hate, it discussed issues that were pretinent and PC about 10 years ago, and the structure was a mess.
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Dana Clarke has always longed for the stability of home and family-her own childhood was not an easy one. Now she has married a man she adores w...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 17:31:55 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 17:32:37 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:42:34 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 18:53:48 -0800 2009 Barbara Delinsky
I think that it was interesting to read about the race issue that was presented in Family Tree. “ The fact that Delinsky wrote about how a white family gives birth has African-American features was very interesting to me since I am a person who likes to read about race, fami...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:23:39 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 00:23:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 17:59:04 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:45:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 12:26:07 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 13:05:52 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 16:55:24 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:24:44 -0700 2009
I found the book a fast read and I wanted to find out the ending. I did think that in some cases the characters did come off as pretty shallow, but I think when big revelations come in a family - you do end up wit...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 08:00:34 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 08:04:19 -0700 2007 more...]]>