
The Family Tree
(2005)A novel by
Carole Cadwalladr
| "A real delight to read . . . such a delicacy of touch . . . very funny . . . hugely enjoyable " Margaret Forster |
| "Funny, fast and fresh. . . . Hats off to Carole Cadwalladr. It was such a pleasure to read. . . . A rare find." Monica Ali |
| "Carole Cadwalladr has written a wonderful novel that is hilarious and tragic at the same time.
" Emily Barr |
| "This is a jewel of a book. I loved it. Carole Cadwalladr is remarkably talented, and a very funny writer." Anna Maxted |
At a finger buffet held at 24 Beech Drive on the day of Charles and Diana's wedding, Rebecca Monroe's mother locked herself in the bathroom and never came out. Was it because her squidgy chocolate log collapsed? Because Rebecca's grandmother married her first cousin? Or can we never know why we do what we do? According to Rebecca's scientist husband, our genes control our fate, but Rebecca is less sure. Can science explain everything? Love? Chance? Who shot JR? Charting her family history, Rebecca discovers that it's not just a habit of quoting proverbs and a recipe for sherry trifle that have been passed down the maternal line. Three generations of mistaken marriages, dubiously fathered children and untimely deaths make up the Monroe family DNA. Is Rebecca simply the next twist in the double spiral? Or is Aunty Suzanne, the women's libber, right? That biology need not be destiny? In this tragicomic history of one British family, Carole Cadwalladr asks the most fundamental of questions: who, how and why we are.
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Hardback Editions
June 2005 : Hardback
| Title: The Family Tree (Thorndike Core) Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr ISBN: 0-7862-7625-8 / 978-0-7862-7625-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2005 : Hardback
| Title: The Family Tree Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr ISBN: 0-385-60831-4 / 978-0-385-60831-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2004 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
February 2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Family Tree Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr ISBN: 0-552-77269-0 / 978-0-552-77269-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Black Swan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Family Tree: A Novel Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr ISBN: 0-452-28694-8 / 978-0-452-28694-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Plume Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Family Tree Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr ISBN: 0-385-60832-2 / 978-0-385-60832-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Family Tree Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr Publisher: Penguin Audio Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
January 2005 : Audio CD
| Title: Family Tree Unabridged Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr ISBN: 0-14-305730-8 / 978-0-14-305730-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Audio USA Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2005 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Family Tree Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr ISBN: 1-4159-1689-6 / 978-1-4159-1689-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
January 2005 : Unknown
| Title: The Family Tree Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr ISBN: 0-525-94842-2 / 978-0-525-94842-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Dutton Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2004 : Unknown
| Title: The Family Tree Author(s): Carole Cadwalladr ISBN: 0-7865-8178-6 / 978-0-7865-8178-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Penguin Highbridge (Aud) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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