- Category: Books » Fiction & Literature » Fantasy - Contemporary
- Format: Hardcover Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
- Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
- ISBN: 1597229393
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113291816
- Release Date: May 1, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #232863 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #28752 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #760 in Fantasy - Contemporary (See Top 100 Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Still Alice"Browse more products related to "Lisa Genova"Review"STILL ALICE, although a novel, reads like a gripping memoir of a woman in her prime watching the life she once knew fade away." Publisher's note"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 her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer's disease. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring and terrifying, "Still Alice" captures in remarkable detail what's it's like to literally lose your mind... Reminiscent of "A Beautiful Mind," "Ordinary People" and "The Curious Incident of the Dog" "in the Night-time," Still Alice packs a powerful emotional punch and marks the arrival of a strong new voice in fiction. AnnotationDrawing from her long career as a Harvard-based neuroscientist, Lisa Genova, in her debut novel, depicts the inevitable hardships of early onset Alzheimer's disease. Alice, a renowned Harvard professor at the height of her career, begins to experience little slips of memory, which eventually are identified as the beginnings of her terrible, gradual descent into the darkness of Alzheimer's. Genova's expertise on the subject is on display throughout, as she alternates scientific discussion of the disease with the heart-wrenching details of watching a beloved family member endure mental disintegration. If You Enjoy "Still Alice (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Still Alice (Hardcover)" by Lisa Genova (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers
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