Wow, this has a LOT going on! Part investigating the author's own family tree, which was full of challenging topics like mental illness, former slaveholding, etc. Part an examination of DNA testing and genealogical research and what it can and cannot tell us. Part memoir of her own life. And, unexpectedly for me, part investigation of ancestor veneration. Which at first I thought sounded kind of crazy, but then I spent some time thinking about what it might mean translated through me, my experiences and my own beliefs, and I decided there was something positive there for me as well. Really interesting and well-written and all-around fun to read.