From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen comes a story about DNA and our passion for biological truths. In the novel More Than Enough, a woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test, a challenge conversationalist Bill Griffeth knows first-hand.
In this conversation, pairing fiction and fact, we go deep into a novel that should be read by anyone using DNA testing in pursuit of their family’s history. When high school English teacher Polly Goodman is given an ancestry test kit as a joke, she tests without thinking too much about it. When Polly learns the results match her with a stranger, she is certain there’s been a mistake. Yet she cannot help but comb through her family history for answers.
With her trademark warmth, humor, and insight into the power of love and hope, author Anna Quindlen explores how we find ourselves again and again through the relationships that define us. This is an illuminating conversation with author and TV anchor Bill Griffeth, whose own DNA journey mirrors Polly’s. During an extended audience Q+A session, Ms. Quindlen and Mr. Griffeth are joined by science journalist Libby Copeland, who shares insights on this growing area of exploration: the latest statistics, trends, and findings on DNA testing which are greatly impacting individuals and families.
