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MORE PRAISE FOR LISA GENOVA’S POIGNANT AND ILLUMINATING DEBUT NOVEL, STILL ALICE “After I read Still Alice, I wanted to stand up and tell a train full of strangers, ‘You have to get this book.’…I couldn’t put it down…. Still Alice is written not from the outside looking in, but from the inside looking out…. [It] isn’t only about dementia. It’s about Alice, a woman beloved by her family and respected by her colleagues, who in the end, is still Alice, not just her disease.” —Beverly Beckham, The Boston Globe “Still Alice is a heartbreakingly real depiction of a woman’s descent into early Alzheimer’s, so real, in fact, that it kept me from sleeping for several nights. I couldn’t put it down. As a part-time caregiver to a parent with dementia, I can say that Dr. Genova’s depiction seems spot-on, from the subtle changes in everyday life to the ultimate changes in both patient and family. Still Alice is a story that must be told.” —Brunonia Barry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader “At once agonizing and engrossing, this tale of brilliant Harvard psychology professor Alice Howland’s descent into dementia grabs you from the first misfired neuron. With the clinician’s precision of language and the master storyteller’s easy eloquence, Lisa Genova shines a searing spotlight on this Alice’s surreal wonderland. You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to read this book. It will inform you. It will scare you. It will change you.” —Julia Fox Garrison, author of Don’t Leave Me This Way “I wish I could have read Lisa Genova’s masterpiece before my dad passed away following a ten-year struggle with Alzheimer’s. I would have better understood and appreciated what was unfolding in his confused and ravaged mind…. This book is as important as it is impressive and will grace the lives of those affected by this dread disease for generations to come.” —Phil Bolsta, author of Sixty Seconds “An intensely intimate portrait of Alzheimer’s seasoned with highly accurate and useful information about this insidious and devastating disease.” —Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi, coauthor of Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease “Genova has brilliantly captured the subjective experience in this intimate story…. Touching and informative.” —Daniel Kuhn, author of Alzheimer’s Early Stages: First Steps for Families, Friends, and Caregivers “An ironic look at complicated family relationships, our hopes for future generations, and the essence of life…. Whether or not you or someone in your family has dementia, Still Alice is a great read.” —The Tangled Neuron “Powerful, insightful, tragic, inspirational…and all too
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