JACOB: He felt like a fictional character to me, in a way. You can read the conversation in full below.ĭANI: Let me start by asking you what, if anything, you felt about my father – your grandfather – while you were growing up? “It adds to my family rather than taking away from it.” “If anything, I feel my family has been expanded and extended as a result of your discovery,” Jacob told his mother. “I did find myself immediately wondering who your biological father was – and who these new people were to whom I’m biologically connected,” Jacob said in a recent discussion with his mother, who wrote the memoir “Inheritance” about the experience.Īfter returning home from studying abroad due to the coronavirus outbreak, Jacob joined Dani in conversation about the ways her discovery has affected his outlook on family, religion and identity. For her son Jacob, who had grown up hearing stories about his deceased grandfather Paul, the revelation that he had a living grandfather immediately sparked questions about his heritage and biological relatives. When writer Dani Shapiro found out that the man who had raised her was not her biological father, the discovery had implications that reverberated throughout her entire family. Our March pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Dani Shapiro’s “Inheritance.” Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up for our newsletter.
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