Inside the O'Briens: A Novel

Inside the O'Briens: A Novel

A New York Times bestseller â–ª A Library Journal Best Books of 2015 Pick â–ª A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Books of 2015 Pick â–ªA GoodReads Top Ten Fiction Book of 2015 â–ª A People Magazine Great Read

From New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova comes a â€œheartbreakingâ€¦very human novelâ€ (Matthew Thomas, author of We Are Not Ourselves) that does for Huntingtonâ€™s disease what her debut novel Still Alice did for Alzheimerâ€™s.

Joe Oâ€™Brien is a forty-three-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 familyâ€™s lives forever: Huntingtonâ€™s disease.

Huntingtonâ€™s is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure, and each of Joeâ€™s four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting their fatherâ€™s disease. While watching her potential future in her fatherâ€™s escalating symptoms, twenty-one-year-old daughter Katie struggles with the questions this test imposes on her young adult life. As Joeâ€™s symptoms worsen and heâ€™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 â€œat riskâ€ or learn their fate.

Praised for writing that â€œexplores the resilience of the human spiritâ€ (San Francisco Chronicle), Lisa Genova has once again delivered a novel as powerful and unforgettable as the human insights at its core.
Country USA
Brand Gallery Books
Manufacturer Gallery Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1476717796SR9
ReleaseDate 2016-01-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476717791

Country	USA
Brand	Gallery Books
Manufacturer	Gallery Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	1476717796SR9
ReleaseDate	2016-01-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476717791

Inside the O'Briens: A Novel

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