Inheritance

From the author of The Mothers comes a propulsive family drama that explores the possibilities and dangers of designing the perfect child.

In 2027, Angela Monahan is grappling with the decision of whether to take advantage of a new health service that promises a healthier, stronger baby through gene editing. With a semi-famous mother who has a substance abuse problem and a husband ravaged by the pandemic, there's plenty in her family tree that Angela would like to protect her unborn child against.

But not everybody loves the so-called designer baby technology. Years later, Adelaide Liddiard is an ambitious political staffer trying to make a difference in a world where tough new laws curtail the rights of genetically modified people. Many are prejudiced against enhanced humans because the promises of health and special abilities proved false, but she is determined to fight for what she believes in. Adelaide and her husband are also saving and working towards something they've called The Cyprus Project, when their plans are derailed by the threat of a new strain of virus.

Told across two generations, and two continents, Inheritance is about the legacies we leave our children, the bonds between mothers and daughters, and how it's never too late to fix our mistakes.