From new york times bestselling author and neuroscientist lisa genova comes a heartbreakingvery human novel matthew thomas, author of we are not ourselves that does for huntington s disease what her debut novel still alice did for alzheimers. Lisa genova says that huntingtons is often called the cruelest disease because it ravages whole families. Lisa genovas new novel examines huntingtons disease. Huntingtons disease can ravage the body like parkinsons, the mind like alzheimers.
She selfpublished her debut novel still alice 2007, about a harvard university professor who suffers early onset alzheimers disease. Her fourth novel, inside the obriens gallery books, focuses on a boston cop with huntingtons disease and his four kids, all in their 20s, each of. A new york times bestseller a library journal best books of 2015 pick a st. Neuroscientist and author lisa genova is hoping her latest book will put the spotlight on huntington s disease, the same way her bestselling book still alice did for alzheimer s. For her critically acclaimed works, she has often been referred to as brain sciences michael crichton and fictions oliver sacks.
The story follows a police officer who is afflicted with huntingtons disease named joe obrien. Lisa genova born november 22, 1970 is an american neuroscientist and author. Louis postdispatch best books of 2015 pick a goodreads top ten fiction book of 2015 a people magazine great read from new york times bestselling author and neuroscientist lisa genova comes a heartbreakingvery human novel matthew thomas, author of we are not ourselves that does for huntingtons disease. Inside the obriens by lisa genova, eternal on the water by joseph monninger, you me everything by catherine isaac. The similarity of being in quarantine and living with a case of huntingtons disease was relatable. And if your parent is diagnosed, odds are fiftyfifty that you will be too. Lisa genova is an american author best known for writing contemporary fiction about people living with neurological disorders. What she proved with still alice, she proves again with left neglected. Lisa genovas inside the obriens shines a light on huntingtons disease.
She shares the latest science investigating the disease and some promising research on what each of us can do to build an alzheimersresistant brain. Lisa genova unravels huntingtons disease in inside the o. From the author of still alice, a new novel that tackles. This is huge, powerful human drama at its elegant best. My favorite book ive read during quarantine is inside the obriens by lisa genova. Inside lisa genovas medical best sellers usa today. As lisa tells the story about the obrien family the reader begins to understand this disease deeper physicallypsychologicallymentallyfinanciallyspirituality. What you can do to prevent alzheimers alzheimers doesnt have to be your brains destiny, says neuroscientist and author of still alice, lisa genova. The most important thing about lisa genovas new book, inside the obrians, is that she brings awareness to readers of huntingtons disease and the many different ways it consumes a family. Lisa genova has written a new novel entitled inside the obriens. Huntingtons is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure. From the author of still alice, a new novel that tackles a different disease. Lisa genova unravels huntingtons disease in inside the obriens novelist and neuroscientist lisa genovas latest novel, inside the obriens, introduces a fictional family coming to grips with.