Join your friends and neighbors for a community discussion about Inheritance, Dani Shapiro's story about identity and family history. It is a personal tale of secrets kept out of shame or self-protectiveness in the name of love. It is a book about the extraordinary moment we live in–a moment in which science and technology have outpaced not only medical ethics but also the capacities of the human heart to contend with the consequences of what we discover. It's a conversation that begs us to ask: What makes us who we are? And what combination of memory, history, biology, experience and that ineffable thing called the soul defines us? 

"Inheritance is...a gripping genetic detective story, and a meditation on the meaning of parenthood and family. It raises profound questions about the quandries and responsibilities engendered by our newfound ability to know what—and whom—we are made of." ~Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan