A review by thuglibrarian
The Inheritance: A Family on the Front Lines of the Battle Against Alzheimer's Disease by Niki Kapsambelis

2.0

This book is a mixture of science and narrative non-fiction. Chapters alternate between the research that was conducted (and continues on) to find the cause/cure of Alzheimer's and that of the DeMoe family. The DeMoe family was selected to study as they had the most devastating form of the disease that there is: early onset Alzheimer’s, an inherited genetic mutation that causes the disease in 100 percent of cases, and has a 50 percent chance of being passed onto the next generation. The chapters that deal with the research is written in technical language that is the hallmark of scientific research but is easily skimmed over.

Note: I received a free review copy of this book and was not compensated for it