A brilliant take on the family saga, drawing upon zeitgeist debates around health data and sperm donation
Recently I was upsold a subscription to an ancestry website as I ordered chips online. Not exactly the obvious occasion for delving in to my, no doubt, rich historical tapestry, but this is where our obsession with our pasts and ourselves has led us, for better or worse.
Davies’ sophomore novel begins with Lena buying her twin, Alison, and her father, Tom, DNA tests for Christmas, as no more than a bit of craic. She didn’t think too much more about it as she wrapped the boxes. Instead, she was looking forward to finding out what percentage French they might be. She wanted to know: is there anything unusual or exciting lurking in her biological past? However, this gift unearths a family secret: the twins are donor-conceived.
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