DNA Excerpt: Diana Gabaldon’s A Breath of Snow and Ashes

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted February 22, 2008 in DNA Quotes and Excerpts

…Before he could explain his errand, Mrs. Bug had sat him down with a bowl of his own, a jug of honey, a plate of savory fried bacon, hot toast dripping butter, and a fresh cup of something dark and fragrant that looked like coffee. Jem was next to him, already smeared with honey and buttered to the ears. For a traitorous instant, he wondered whether Brianna was perhaps a bit of a sluggard, though certainly never a slattern.

Then he glanced across the table at Claire [Brianna's mother], uncombed hair standing on end as she blinked sleepily at him over the toast, and generously concluded that it probably wasn’t a conscious choice on Bree’s part, but rather the influence of genetics.

~A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

This book is part of the Outlander series featuring Claire who is a time traveler flitting between the 1940’s and 1770’s. The books are set in Western Europe and Colonial America. I can imagine many amateur genealogists would love to be able to time travel and sneak a peek at their ancestors while gathering some DNA samples. Just be careful not to be mistaken for a witch!

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