RaveThe New York Times Book Review...[an] extraordinary new book ... She Has Her Mother’s Laugh particularly shines when it comes to engaging with the notion of race, a topic once again pushed to the forefront of public discourse ... This book is Zimmer at his best: obliterating misconceptions about science with gentle prose ... Any fan of his previous books or his journalism will appreciate this work. But so, too, will parents wishing to understand the magnitude of the legacy they’re bequeathing to their children, people who want to grasp their history through genetic ancestry testing and those seeking a fuller context for the discussions about race and genetics so prevalent today.
