Joanna Scutts is a freelance writer and board member of the National Book Critics Circle. Red By Jacky Colliss Harvey Black Dog & Leventhal. 230 pp. $28 Is red hair a blessing or a curse?

the "DeLorean Sisters," is often mistaken as Irish because of his red hair. Courtesy of Brian Braiker March 17, 2014— -- Redheads, as they say, wear the map of Ireland all over their faces.

Red hair is also historically seen in other countries in the region, including Great Britain. Recessive genes that dictate lighter eye color are most common in Scandinavia. Countries in this ...

The issue for Cryos, Schou explains, is too many Scandinavian donors have blond, middle blond, dark blond and red hair, a legacy of their Viking ancestors who also heavily multiplied in Scotland ...

Interestingly, red hair is less prevalent in Scandinavia than in the British Isles – likely owing to the fact that Norwegians and Swedes enjoy more daily sunshine than Britons and the Irish.