This was a very solid sci-fi, domestic thriller. Told in 4 perspectives, Mother Knows Best is about what happens when scientific curiosity and ability is exceeded by vanity and greed. Claire's life is thrown into upheaval after she agrees to participate in an illegal, but innovative, gene-manipulation insemination. Her goal is an honest one: give birth to a child who doesn't inherit her fatal mitochondrial disease; the results, however, are farther reaching than she imagined.
I like that the story was told by past Claire, present Claire, her daughter, and one of the scientists. Each character's motives were justified to the reader by the respective narrator.
The subject matter is definitely on trend, and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this entire was a real case.
I like that the story was told by past Claire, present Claire, her daughter, and one of the scientists. Each character's motives were justified to the reader by the respective narrator.
The subject matter is definitely on trend, and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this entire was a real case.