Ancestor Trouble

"If you’ve ever lost hours to tracing your family on Ancestry.com, you might relate to Maud Newton’s obsession over genealogy. Ancestor Trouble represents decades of research into genealogic records, genetic science, and the cultural history of “ancestor hunger,” as well as Newton’s own coming to terms with how to face and honor her family history. Her family lore is particularly intriguing – her maternal grandfather is rumored to have married 13 times – but it is Newton’s research, analysis, and reflections that make for a rigorous wrestling with the anxieties of ancestry that is as deep as it is broad."

"Maud Newton's wonderful new book, Ancestor Trouble."