Book Review: The Gene

 

The Gene

A Medical Thriller

by Timothy Browne

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 Christian  |  General Fiction (Adult)  |  Health, Mind & Body 

Pub Date 03 Jul 2020

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This book reminds us We are the dwelling place of God—it is woven into our very DNA.  And then asks the question, do we change the core of who we are by manipulating our genes? Is Gene therapy a miraculous cure or a slippery slope into eugenics?

Dr. Nicklaus Hart and Maggie Russell enjoy the splendor and passion of a honeymoon in Hawaii following their wedding.  They learn that their union  has brought new life but the overflowing joy of Maggie’s pregnancy and their romantic getaway is interrupted by the shocking news of a genetic disorder discovered in Maggie’s family lineage.

The possibility of both Maggie and the baby carry the mutated gene for the horrific Huntington’s disease is a devastating possibility that shakes Maggie’s Faith to its core.   Having to face a dreadful diagnosis  Nick and Maggie seek peace as they wrestle with the heartbreaking discovery of a genetic disease versus the knowledge that God is good that he made their baby in his image.  

Nick and Maggie search for answers like millions of people with genetic disorders.  With the belief that people are the dwelling place of God, and He is woven into the DNA, what should they do when that DNA has been corrupted?  Nick and Maggie end Up traveling to Poland so they can meet with top geneticist Emmanuelle Christianson, who founded and operates operates BioGenics whose mission statement is: Advancing the Human Genome.

Both understand that this decision will cost them something, but they have no choice faced with an impossible decision.   They are unaware too that the sinister side of genetic research has slithered in from the horrors of Nazi death camps into this modern-day technology.

This journey reveals more than the fight for knowledge, it uncovers the evil left over from World War 2.  A secret that puts their life in danger.

I give The Gene five out of five stars!  

Happy Reading!