Your Family Story

<h2>What are the questions you’d regret not asking when they’re gone?</h2><p>In <em>Your Family Story</em>, anthropologist Elizabeth Keating helps you to uncover the unique memories of your parents and grandparents and to create lasting connections with them in the process.</p><p>By asking questions that make the familiar strange, anthropologists are able to see entirely different perspectives and understand new cultures. Drawing on her lifelong work in this field, Keating has developed a set of questions that treat your parents and grandparents not just as the people who raised you, but as individuals of a certain society and time, and as the children, teenagers, and young adults they once were.</p><p><strong><em>Your Family Story</em> helps you to learn about the history of your closest family members and to help you understand their perspective on the world.</strong></p><p>‘If you’ve ever thought of asking a parent or elderly relative about their past, read [<em>Your Family Story</em>] first. After asking the questions Keating suggests, you’ll better understand not only your relatives and your heritage, but also your world and yourself’ <strong>Deborah Tannen, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>You Just Don''t Understand</em></strong></p><p>‘If you’ve ever heard anyone say, ‘I wish I’d asked my mom about that,’ then this is the book for you’ <strong>Sarah Bird, author of <em>Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen</em></strong></p><p>‘Down-to-earth and easy to use, it’s a wonderful guide’ <strong>Michael Erard, author of <em>Babel No More</em></strong></p><p>‘It has been a long time since I read a book that felt as urgent, timely, necessary, and utterly relatable throughout’ <strong>Alexandra Georgakopoulou-Nunes, professor of discourse analysis and sociolinguistics at Kings College London</strong></p>