Following the international publication of Possessing Genius: The Bizarre Odyssey of Einstein’s Brain in seven countries, award-winning journalist Carolyn Abraham combines cutting-edge scientific discovery and old-fashioned storytelling to examine the genetic roots of her own unorthodox, multi-racial family to probe the very core of what makes us human.

Carolyn Abraham calls herself a genetic Mai Tai cocktail. She’s a global mix of exotic ingredients whose ancestry reads like the stuff of fiction. Her far-flung lineage includes a Chinese juggler who escaped a circus (apparently fleeing a murder charge), an Indian tea picker, a Scottish sea captain and perhaps one of the first white settlers of Jamaica, as well as the progeny of the unlikely union of an Indo-Portuguese father and Russian mother.

Praise for Carolyn Abraham's Possessing Genius :

“Possessing Genius offers . . . a picaresque case history that shows, in unforgettable detail, that life is stranger than satire, and no man can remain dignified after he is dead.” —The Globe and Mail

“An enthralling book.” —Charlotte Gray, Ottawa Citizen

“The story Abraham tells is so engaging that the brain becomes an intriguing character.”—Los Angeles Times

Carolyn Abraham is the medical reporter for The Globe and Mail, Canada’s leading national newspaper. For two consecutive years her work won awards from the Canadian Daily Newspaper Association for investigative reporting. She is a four-time winner of the Canadian Science Writers Association’s Science in Society award for her medical coverage and last year won a National Newspaper Award for work on The Globe’s cancer project. Carolyn lives in Toronto.