Overview

When Alice finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of Alzheimer's Disease she is just fifty years old. A university professor, wife, and mother of three, she still has so much more to do - books to write, places to see, grandchildren to meet. But when she can't remember how to make her famous Christmas pudding, when she gets lost in her own back yard, when she fails to recognise her actress daughter after a superb performance, she comes up with a desperate plan. But can she see it through? Should she see it through? Losing her yesterdays, living for each day, her short-term memory is hanging on by a couple of frayed threads. But she is still Alice.

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Author:   Lisa Genova
Publisher:   Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint:   Simon & Schuster Ltd
ISBN:  

9781849838429

ISBN 10:   1849838429
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   16 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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'An incredibly moving and humbling book. There were times when I had to turn away from the page to count my own blessings. Lisa Genova's cool, unsentimental style makes Alice's descent into oblivion all the more heartbreaking' Louise Candlish 'A highly sensitive, heartbreaking and illuminating read. It's obviously The Wilderness territory but feminine and lighter, and equally touching. Very impressive' Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller 'The most accurate account of what it feels like to be inside the mind of an Alzheimer's patient I've ever read. Beautifully written and very illuminating' Rosie Boycott 'Utterly brilliant' Chrissy Iley 'A poignant account' Bella 'There are few page-turners in this field of literature but this is one of them' Alzheimer's Society 'Heartbreakingly real ... so real, in fact, that it kept me from sleeping for several nights. I couldn't put it down ... Still Alice is a story that must be told' Brunonia Barry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader 'This remarkable first novel about a 50-year-old woman's descent into early onset Alzheimer's is frightening to read, especially for those who have experienced the odd senior moment ... With 700,000 people suffering from dementia in the UK, this illuminating view inside the mind of an Alzheimer's patient is highly relevant today' Daily Mail 'Reads like a gripping memoir of a woman in her prime watching the life she once knew fade away ... A poignant portrait of Alzheimer's, Still Alice is not a book you'll forget' USA Today 'The changes to Alice's relationships are so skillfully drawn that they brought tears to my eyes'. - The Sydney Morning Herald '...a remarkable and utterly absorbing read' -- The Age 'An emotionally gripping read, with a powerful undertow that makes it impossible to put down.' -- The Australian Women's Weekly 'Still Alice is not only an authentic picture of Alzheimer's disease, it's also a very creatively written and moving insight from a first-time novelist...' -- The Herald Sun 'Genova reveals a story of extraordinary bravery, endurance and love. Still Alice is a tremendous affirmation of the powers of fiction' Stefan Merrill Block, author of The Story of Forgetting 'After I read Still Alice, I wanted to stand up and tell a train full of strangers, You have to get this book ' Beverly Beckham, Boston Globe 'An incredibly compelling and engaging insight into a world of which we know so little, full of emotion at every turn. I was utterly engrossed from beginning to end' Natalie, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 'Absolutely beautiful, heart-breaking and haunting. I loved this book and was still talking and thinking about it for months afterwards' Sara-Jade, London. 'Illuminating and gripping. It arouses such powerful emotions - in parts very sad but also very funny. The progression of Alice's disease is made all the more poignant by the fact that we experience every moment from her point of view. A definite must-read' Simon, Glasgow 'Having lost my father to Alzheimer's last year this gave me an insight into how he must have been feeling for the previous five years. Despite being a very emotional book I just didn't want it to end' Jane, Gloucestershire 'The writing is so sensitive that you feel a window has been opened in Alice's brain and we the reader can watch as havoc is relentlessly let loose' Sheila, Hertfordshire 'An amazing book, I absolutely loved it even though I was sitting on the train in tears for a couple of days running and my boyfriend refused to sit next to me' Kirsty, Clapham 'I finished Still Alice on my way to my grandmother's house in South Woodford. I found it to be fantastically involving, and as the characters gained more flesh I found the book increasingly hard to put down. It made me so aware of human fragility, and that we cannot always see those catastrophes that are devastating the people around us. I spent the morning with my grandmother writing down tales from her childhood, fragments of poems she could remember, anything really, because of Still Alice; it just suddenly seemed to be something that needed to be done' David, Essex 'Quite unexpectedly the best read - very poignant but also amusing. Wow' Pippa, Gloucestershire 'An incredibly moving and humbling book. There were times when I had to turn away from the page to count my own blessings. Lisa Genova's cool, unsentimental style makes Alice's descent into oblivion all the more heartbreaking' Louise, London 'This is the clearest and most truthful piece of fiction I have read depicting living with Alzheimer's. You accurately describe the feelings and actions of both persons, together, entangled in this dance with Alzheimer's Disease. Thank you for writing this story' Chuck Jackson, diagnosed with Alzheimer's age 50 'A wonderful, moving journey with relationships that inspire, sadden, charm, convince and terrify' Rachel, Edinburgh 'I totally loved this book, I read it on holiday and it totally consumed me for about three days - I insisted on telling everyone about it. It's currently doing the rounds with all my friends as well. Sad and informative yet so well-written and moving' Ailsa, Kent 'Immensely readable and thought-provoking' Liz, London 'Unlike most people with Alzheimer's, Alice knows exactly what's happening to her and believes she can still make her own decisions about her life. Whether this knowledge is a curse or a blessing is for the reader to decide as Alice's condition unfolds. The most moving book ever written about this devastating condition, Still Alice tops this summer's must-read list' Meg, Chepstow 'This is a deeply distressing, fictional, first-person account of what it's like to go from being a highly functional adult to someone who is losing their mind -- a nightmare we all share, particularly in moments of dappiness. Lisa Genova has a Ph.D in neuroscience from Harvard, and her first novel is not only a beautifully written work, it is brimming with painful reality' City A.M 25/2 'Alice Howland is in the prime of her life. She has a successful career as a professor at Harvard, three grown-up children and a fulfilling marriage. But Alice is becoming forgetful and disorientated - she is 50 when she discovers she has Alzheimer's. Within a year she can't follow conversations or watch a film...Although the subject matter is sad, the book is beautifully written. Some scenes are so moving I was in tears' The Sun 26/2 'A powerful first novel about the humbling of a Harvard Professor by Alzheimer's, told most unusually, as it is, by the protagonist herself' 'The Hit List, Independent on Sunday 14/3

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Author Information

Lisa Genova graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University. She is a member of the Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International and DementiaUSA and is an online columnist for the National Alzheimer's Association. She lives with her husband and two children on the Cape. Still Alice is her first novel. She is currently at work on her second that also centers on a neurologist impairment called Left Neglected.

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