That neither nature nor nurture bears exclusive responsibility for a child’s character is self-evident. But generalizations about genes are likely to provide cold comfort if it’s your own child who just opened fire on his fellow algebra students...
The brilliant new novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin centres on three generations of The Mandible family as a fiscal crisis hits a near-future America
It is 2029.
The Mandibles have been counting on a...