Book description
Like his great-great-great uncle, the early geneticist Gregor Mendel,
Dr Benedict Lambert is struggling to unlock the secrets of heredity. But
for Benedict the mission is particularly urgent and personal, for his is
afflicted by achondroplasia. He is a dwarf. When a chance meeting leads
him to the acceptance that he craves, he begins a journey towards
correcting the injustice of his own capricious genes, with devastating
consequences. As intelligent as it is entertaining, this witty novel is
a gripping tale of scientific intrigue and moral uncertainty. Simon
Mawer was born in 1948 in England, and spent his childhood there, in
Cyprus and in Malta. He has lived with his wife in Italy for more than
20 years, and he teaches at the English School in Rome.
