The Fig Tree

I enjoyed this lovely book The Fig Tree by Arnold Zable as it is about family history and migration. The author has a new born son, Alexander, and as he grows, he explores his own history and that of his wife for the sake of his son. We learn a wonderful history of his family and that of the countries from which they came and what they endured to survive. The author travels with his wife and then four year old son to some of the places where Alexander's grandparents lived. There are still distant relatives to meet and they discover more about those who left. Very readable and interesting. 4/5