Futureface A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging

Futureface raises urgent questions having to do with history and complicity. . . . A rich and revealing memoir. The New York Times

A thoughtful, beautiful meditation on what makes us who we are . . . and the values and ideals that bind us together as Americans. Barack Obama

Smart, searching . . . Meditating on our ancestors, as Wagner s own story shows, can suggest better ways of being ourselves. Maud Newton, The New York Times Book Review

Sincere and instructive . . . This timely reflection on American identity, with a bonus exposé of DNA ancestry testing, deserves a wide audience. Library Journal

The narrative is part Mary Roach style participation-heavy research, part family history, and part exploration of existential loneliness. . . . The journey is worth taking. Kirkus Reviews

[A] ruminative exploration of ethnicity and identity . . . Wagner s odyssey is an effective riposte to anti-immigrant politics. Publishers Weekly 

Alex Wagner is brilliant and hilarious. Futureface is a magic trick: She starts with the humble story of a third-culture kid s existential loneliness and ends with a smart, timely, and moving exploration of family lies, exile and immigration, genetics, and the mystery of human belonging. Eddie Huang, bestselling author of Fresh Off the Boat
 
Futureface is an important contribution to the American conversation Alex Wagner s story is insightful, moving, informative, and searing. I have deeply admired Alex for a long time as an original thinker, a keenly observant journalist, and a funny, empathetic human being. Read this book and you ll understand why. Wes Moore, bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore