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From Lisa Genovawhose novel Still Alice is soon to be a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore Alec Baldwin Kate Bosworth and Kristen Stewartcomes this New York Times bestselling novel of resilience in the face of a devastating diagnosis A vibrant mother in her thirties learns what matters most in life when a car crash leaves her with a traumatic brain disorder called left neglectSarah Nickerson is like any other career-driven supermom in Welmont the affluent Boston suburb where she leads a hectic but charmed life with her husband Bob faithful nanny and three childrenLucy Charlie and nine-month-old Linus Between recruiting the best and brightest minds as the vice president of human resources at Berkley Consulting shuttling the kids to soccer day care and piano lessons convincing her sons teacher that he may not in fact have ADD and making it home in time for dinner its a wonder this over-scheduled over-achieving Harvard graduate has time to breathe A self-confessed balloon about to burst Sarah miraculously manages every minute of her life like an air traffic controller Until one fateful day while driving to work and trying to make a phone call she looks away from the road for one second too long In the blink of an eye all the rapidly moving parts of her jam-packed life come to a screeching halt A traumatic brain injury completely erases the left side of her world and for once Sarah relinquishes control to those around her including her formerly absent mother Without the ability to even floss her own teeth she struggles to find answers about her past and her uncertain future Now as she wills herself to regain her independence and heal Sarah must learn that her real destinyher new true lifemay in fact lie far from the world of conference calls and spreadsheets And that a happiness and peace greater than all the success in the world is close within reach if only she slows down long enough to notice.
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Lisa Genova graduated valedictorian, summa cum laude from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University. Acclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, she is the New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O'Briens and Every Note Played. Her first nonfiction book, REMEMBER: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting, was released March 23, 2021 and became an instant New York Times bestseller.Lisa's extensively researched fiction focuses on people living with neurological diseases and disorders, people who tend to be ignored, feared, or misunderstood, portrayed within a narrative that is accessible to the general public. Through fiction, she is dedicated to describing with passion and accuracy the journeys of those affected by brain diseases and conditions, thereby educating, demystifying, destigmatizing, and inspiring support for care and scientific research. She has written novels about Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, autism, Huntington's disease, and ALS.Still Alice (Alzheimer's) was adapted into a film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, and Kate Bosworth. Julianne Moore won the Best Actress Oscar. Every Note Played (ALS) is in production and will star Christoph Waltz. The film adaptation for Inside the O'Briens (Huntington's) is in production.Speaking about brain health, memory, and the neurological diseases and disorders she writes about, Lisa has appeared on Today, the Dr. Oz Show, GPS with Fareed Zakaria, CNN, PBS NewsHour, and NPR and was featured in the Emmy award-winning documentary film To Not Fade Away and Have You Heard About Greg? She will be featured in an upcoming PBS Special about memory in June 2021.In 2015, Lisa was named one of the U.S. Top 50 Influencers in Aging by Next Avenue. She received The Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square, for "distinguished storytelling that has enriched the public dialogue," The Sargent and Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award, The Global Genes RARE Champions of Hope Award, and The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Media Award for "informing the public about Treatment and ongoing research in medical illness." In 2016, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bates College, The Alzheimer's Association's Rita Hayworth Award, and The Huntington's Disease Society of America Community Awareness Award.Lisa's first TED talk, What You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer's, has been viewed over 5 million times. Her latest TED talk, How Memory Works (and Why Forgetting Normal) , will be released April 21, 2021.
