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  Still Alice

  by Lisa Genova

  Still Alice is a compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's disease, written by first-time author Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph. D in neuroscience from Harvard University. Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into... (more)
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  Left Neglected

  by Lisa Genova

  A poignant novel about a busy, vibrant woman in her 30s who has a car accident, leaving her to deal with a crippling disorder called left neglect.Like her first novel Still Alice, Lisa Genova’s new book tackles a serious brain problem in a tale that is both intriguing and enthralling. Left Neglected is the story of Sarah, a high-powered executive and mother of three, who has a car accident and suffers a... (more)
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  Love Anthony

  by Lisa Genova

  From the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice and Left Neglected, comes a heartfelt novel about an accidental friendship that gives a grieving mother a priceless gift: the ability to understand the thoughts of her eight-year-old autistic son and make sense of his brief life. Two women, each cast adrift by unforseen events in their lives, meet by accident on a Nantucket beach and... (more)