Thanks to Anneliese Grosfeld of Simon & Schuster Canada, I am giving away one copy of ‘Inside the O’Briens’ by Lisa Genova.
Book Description:
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.
Joe O’Brien is a forty-four-year-old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, proud father of four children in their twenties, and respected officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He initially attributes these episodes to the stress of his job, but as these symptoms worsen, he agrees to see a neurologist and is handed a diagnosis that will change his and his family’s lives forever: Huntington’s Disease.
Huntington’s is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure. Each of Joe’s four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting their father’s disease, and a simple blood test can reveal their genetic fate. While watching her potential future in her father’s escalating symptoms, twenty-one-year-old daughter Katie struggles with the questions this test imposes on her young adult life. Does she want to know? What if she’s gene positive? Can she live with the constant anxiety of not knowing?
As Joe’s symptoms worsen and he’s eventually stripped of his badge and more, Joe struggles to maintain hope and a sense of purpose, while Katie and her siblings must find the courage to either live a life “at risk” or learn their fate.
Praised for writing that “explores the resilience of the human spirit” (The San Francisco Chronicle), Lisa Genova has once again delivered a novel as powerful and unforgettable as the human insights at its core.
About Lisa Genova:
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Lisa Genova is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Love Anthony, Left Neglected, and Still Alice. Her first novel, Still Alice, has been adapted into a film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide speaking about Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and autism. She has appeared on Dr. Oz, The Diane Rehm Show, CNN, Chronicle, Fox News, and Canada AM and is featured in the Emmy Award–winning documentary film To Not Fade Away. She lives with her family in Massachusetts.
This giveaway is open to Canada only and ends on April 23, 2015. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
I’ve read great reviews of this book so I’d love to read it.
Fascinating and memorable novel. thanks.
I love how Lisa Genova incorporates very real and very scary neurological diseases into her novels. Thanks for a change to win her newest!
The authors’ portrayals of people with these diseases is what calls to me. I think it is a great way to bring awareness, through novels and stories. Lisa is a master of that. Thank you for the chance!
After reading Still Alice, I knew I wanted to read this one.
the characters
This will be a tough read for me. My grandmother’s cousin lost all five of her grandchildren to this horrifying disease, the last one just a few months ago.
Guess I will have to wait for the reviews to see if I’d read it. I have a friend with this disease and it may just hit too close to home for pleasure reading.
I am speechless with Canada-envy. I’ve never read Lisa Genova, and I very much would like to read this particular powers. Though considering how exhausting it was to cry through ALL but 5 minutes of the film Still Alice, perhaps I ought to be more careful. The storytelling force is strong with this one! Cheers, Kara S