Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love - Softcover

'Shapiro writes with poetic precision in prose that sometimes sings. And she knows how to tell a story... Fascinating.- Sunday Times

'Moving and emotionally raw, Shapiro's memoir opens out from a painful reassessment of her life to grapple with the ethics of reproductive medicine in the 1960s. - Scottish Herald

'An intensely personal story, and a beautifully written enquiry into belonging and self. So warm and deft. I envy those yet to read it.' -- Nigella Lawson (via Twitter)

'Engaging and thought-provoking ... the worlds of nature and nurture collide in this gripping and deeply personal account.' -- Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine

'A gripping genetic detective story, and a meditation on the meaning of parenthood and family.' --Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach

'A timely exploration of the profound social consequences of today's burgeoning artificial insemination industry'-- Metro

'The book moves like a thriller, but it also reads as a meditation on the role that both secrets and the truth can play in our lives.' - AnOtherMag.com

'Inheritance is a compulsively-readable investigation into selfhood that burrows to the heart of what it means to accept, to love, and to belong.' --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See

'Shapiro's account is beautifully written and deeply moving - it brought me to tears more than once.' -- Ruth Franklin, New York Times Book Review

'Beautiful ... A fantastic writer.' -- Dolly Alderton, The High Low podcast

'How do we live with ourselves after finding we are not who we thought we were? The answer is not disquieting. It is beautiful.'-- Andre Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name

'Reads like a beautiful, lived novel, moving and personal and true.'--Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion

'Poignant... In losing the genetic connection to the man who raised her, Ms. Shapiro gained new insight into their enduring bond. --  Wall Street Journal

'A writer of rare talent.' --Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild