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    <![CDATA[Family Tree]]>
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    <![CDATA[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’s determination to discover the truth becomes a poignant journey back through her past and her husband’s heritage that unearths secrets rooted in prejudice and fear.<br/>Barbara Delinsky’s <em>Family Tree</em> is an utterly unforgettable novel that asks penetrating questions about race, family, and the choices people make in times of crisis—choices that have profound consequences that can last for generations.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, I am torn about what I want to write about this book.  First off, I did enjoy it.  It was an easy read and entertaining.  Did I love it, no.  Why? Although the story was good, the characters were lacking depth.  They were shallow.  I couldn’t connect with them.  The author introduced them bu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7284431">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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