Everyone, it seems, is seeking to find their identity through
websites devoted to genealogy and TV programmes such as Who do you think you
are? In addition, the search for a lost parent or child by adopted children,
or the parents who gave them up, is of such great human interest that it is also
often the focus of radio and television programmes.
Jacquelynn Luben's novel, Tainted Tree, tells the story of a similar quest
and combines these themes, when Addie Russell, an adopted American girl tries to
find out about her English family. Tainted Tree is a late 20th century novel
with a contemporary theme and will appeal to anyone who has ever tried to find out about their own roots,
or been fascinated by other people's journeys into the past.
Second Prize at the Winchester Writers Conference
…. an engaging narrative voice ... I was
immediately drawn into the story.
Donna Condon, editor, Piatkus Books
The atmosphere is skilfully built, humming with suspense … evocative images and well-chosen vocabulary … a page-turner
Adrienne Dines, author
Tainted Tree was published 1st May 2008. Keep watching this site.
