She looks at early onset Alzheimer’s in Still Alice and one possible effect from a traumatic brain injury in Left Neglect. My thoughts: I have now read everything by Lisa Genova and can say I am definitely a fan! Having the scientific background coupled with great writing skills really gives Lisa Genova the ability to explore topics that are at the forefront of the medical community.

In a piercing story about motherhood, autism, and love, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova offers us two unforgettable women on the verge of change and the irrepressible young boy whose unique wisdom helps them both find the courage to move on. The young but exuberant voice that emerges onto the page is a balm to the turmoil within her, a new beginning, and an astonishing bridge back to herself. For the first time in years, she uncaps her pen, takes a deep breath, and begins to write. Heartbroken, she finds the pieces of the vivacious, creative person she used to be packed away in a box in her attic. Now she’s alone in a cottage on Nantucket, separated from her husband, desperate to understand the meaning of her son’s short life, when a chance encounter with another woman facing her own loss brings Anthony alive again for Olivia in a most unexpected way.īeth Ellis’s entire life changed with a simple note: “I’m sleeping with Jimmy.” Fourteen years of marriage. And just as Olivia was starting to realize that happiness and autism could coexist, Anthony died. Understanding the world from his perspective felt bewildering, nearly impossible. Olivia Donatelli’s dream of a “normal” life shattered when her son, Anthony, was diagnosed with autism at age three.

From the back of the audio case: I’m always hearing about how my brain doesn’t work right…But it doesn’t feel broken to me.

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