The publisher says:
"From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova comes a powerful new novel that does for Huntington’s Disease what her debut Still Alice did for Alzheimer’s."... Huntington’s is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure."Lisa Genova is a special scientist. She has the gift of being able to explain intricate and complicated diseases in language and concepts understood by non-scientific laymen. She is also able to write incredible descriptive fiction to give us the details in a stark and compelling story that tells us what this disease feels like both to the patient and to family members who must live with the patient.
In this case, Joe Obrien, a 44 year old Irish Catholic policemen with four children, must now face the end of his career, and the fact that each of his children has a 50% chance of having inherited the disease. Each child now must face not only watching Joe die, but also must decide whether to undergo the testing that will tell them whether or not they too carry the gene and will all too soon begin to exhibit the same symptoms their father has.
Throughout the story, set in Boston, Genova shows us well drawn characters who struggle with real life issues as they wrestle with the pros and cons of knowing the future. It's a powerful book, beautifully written and one that will certainly provide many thoughtful discussions among its readers.
Many thanks to publisher Gallery Books for providing an e-galley review copy through Net Galley.
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Liked this book very much. Intense, emotional and I loved the family theme throughout.
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