The name Dr Sharon Apopa has always had an intriguing impact on this writer. It became more overwhelming as we observed her engrossing in her varied church and community activities; and most especially as Executive Director of the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute or MAWI as it is now most respectfully nicknamed.She was thoughtful enough to provide me with an electronic digest of her latest book “Repossessing Your Inheritance” along with an invitation to her book-signing set for this past Monday at the National Library in Queen Street, Hamilton.Having always heard along the line that Dr Sharon was a twin, it was mind-blowing seeing her so beautifully posed in the colourful picture gracing the cover of ‘Repossessing,’ with her twin, who I now know was the late Caron Assan (née Smith).It was the subtitle of the book, ‘From the Backside of Adversity to the Presence of God’ more than anything else that helped me to brush aside the ancient warning about ‘never judging a book by it cover.’After scrolling through several sections of the 300 page book, and in the meantime having read the excellent review in The Royal Gazette by Cathy Stovell, I was more than eager to attend the book launch, and see, and hear, Dr Apopa in action.What I did not anticipate upon arrival at the library was virtually a traffic jam by patrons getting multiple copies, all hot off the press. To say that Dr Apopa was both besieged and busy, would be an understatement.She took time out to voice her gratitude to a host family and friends for their help. She sang a touching solo dedicated to her twin, titled ‘Memories’ and there after presented to the Head Librarian copies for the archives, as well for herself, along with three other books she has published.It was during this intermission that I was introduced to Dr Apopa’s sister Gloria Francis, a teacher at CedarBridge Academy. She helped me to realise that Dr Apopa and the late Caron Laquita were only two, the youngest in fact, of 12 children, three gifted and nine similarly gifted sisters born to late Evangelist Reginald Smith, and the late missionary Phyllis Virginia Pauline Smith of Hamilton Parish.I knew the parents well, and some of their siblings, and cousins, especially the late boxing champion, and promoter Uncle Philip Trott; Uncle Bishop Chauncey Smith. Also sisters Joy Warner and Dr Lois Burgess, a journalist and author.The foregoing may be a roundabout way of thanking sister Gloria Francis, who was really number seven among the accomplished Smith Dozen. She generated a profound feeling for the DNA in Part Two of my review for next week of “Repossessing Your Inheritance.”