Most Popular Books by Lisa Genova

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.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. “Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory”—Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind Works Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can''t for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you''re over forty, you''re probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer''s or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are completely normal. Why? Because while memory is amazing, it is far from perfect. Our brains aren''t designed to remember every name we hear, plan we make, or day we experience. Just because your memory sometimes fails doesn''t mean it''s broken or succumbing to disease. Forgetting is actually part of being human. In Remember, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. You''ll learn whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built to exist for only a few seconds (like a passcode) while others can last a lifetime (your wedding day). You''ll come to appreciate the clear distinction between normal forgetting (where you parked your car) and forgetting due to Alzheimer''s (that you own a car). And you''ll see how memory is profoundly impacted by meaning, emotion, sleep, stress, and context. Once you understand the language of memory and how it functions, its incredible strengths and maddening weaknesses, its natural vulnerabilities and potential superpowers, you can both vastly improve your ability to remember and feel less rattled when you inevitably forget. You can set educated expectations for your memory, and in doing so, create a better relationship with it. You don''t have to fear it anymore. And that can be life-changing.

From neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice, a moving novel about autism, friendship, and unconditional love. In an insightful, deeply human story reminiscent of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Daniel Isn’t Talking, and The Reason I Jump, Lisa Genova offers a unique perspective in fiction—the extraordinary voice of Anthony, a nonverbal boy with autism. Anthony reveals a neurologically plausible peek inside the mind of autism, why he hates pronouns, why he loves swinging and the number three, how he experiences routine, joy, and love. In this powerfully unforgettable story, Anthony teaches two women about the power of friendship and helps them to discover the universal truths that connect us all.

“Unsparing in her depiction of the disease’s harrowing effects, neuroscientist Genova also celebrates humanity.” —People “Sometimes it’s easier to tell truth in fiction…And she tells it with heart and hope.” —NPR “Her juxtaposition of scientific detail with compassionate, heartfelt storytelling is unparalleled.” —Bookreporter “Every Note Played will grip and gut you.” —The Boston Globe From neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice comes a powerful exploration of regret, forgiveness, freedom, and what it means to be alive. An accomplished concert pianist, Richard received standing ovations from audiences all over the world in awe of his rare combination of emotional resonance and flawless technique. Every finger of his hands was a finely calibrated instrument, dancing across the keys and striking each note with exacting precision. That was eight months ago. Richard now has ALS, and his entire right arm is paralyzed. His fingers are impotent, still, devoid of possibility. The loss of his hand feels like a death, a loss of true love, a divorce—his divorce. He knows his left arm will go next. Three years ago, Karina removed their framed wedding picture from the living room wall and hung a mirror there instead. But she still hasn’t moved on. Karina is paralyzed by excuses and fear, stuck in an unfulfilling life as a piano teacher, afraid to pursue the path she abandoned as a young woman, blaming Richard and their failed marriage for all of it. When Richard becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, Karina becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard’s muscles, voice, and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it’s too late. Poignant and powerful, Every Note Played is a masterful exploration of redemption and what it means to find peace inside of forgiveness.

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova comes a “heartbreaking…very human novel” (Matthew Thomas, author of We Are Not Ourselves) that does for Huntington’s disease what her debut novel Still Alice did for Alzheimer’s. Joe O’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 family’s lives forever: Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure, and each of Joe’s four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting their father’s disease. 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. 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.

The powerhouse New York Times bestselling author and Harvard-trained neuroscientist returns with a breathless, exhilarating, and heartbreaking novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder and the ripple effects her mental health has on her family and her pursuit of a career in stand-up comedy. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between heaps of homework, finals, and navigating life in the city, it’s normal to be feeling the pressure. It doesn’t help that she’s always felt like the odd one out in her “perfect” Connecticut family: her blonde, toned, and tanned mother; her flawless, high-achieving, engaged sister, Emily; and her always popular, athletic, easygoing brother, Jack. Yet lately, Maddy’s highs seem dizzyingly high, and the lows seem terrifyingly low. Suddenly, the things that used to make her happy are becoming harder and harder to grasp. When a spontaneous visit to a comedy club opens her eyes to a new hobby just as her mental health begins to spiral and an incident at a family Thanksgiving dinner leads to a terrifying breaking point—and to a new diagnosis—Maddy’s life starts to look quite different. As she struggles to accept her bipolar disorder and attempts to navigate her burgeoning stand-up career, she’ll have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough.

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Enjoy the best of Lisa Genova’s powerful, poignant storytelling with this set of her two New York Times bestselling novels, Still Alice and Left Neglected. STILL ALICE An accomplished professor diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease learns that she is more than what she can remember. Now a major motion picture from Sony Pictures Classics. LEFT NEGLECTED A busy multitasking mother in her thirties learns to pay attention to what matters most in life after a car crash leaves her with a traumatic brain injury and a bizarre neurological condition called Left Neglect.

Enjoy the best of Lisa Genova’s powerful, poignant storytelling with this collection of her three New York Times bestselling novels, Still Alice, Left Neglected, and Love Anthony. STILL ALICE An accomplished professor diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease learns that she is more than what she can remember. Now a major motion picture from Sony Pictures Classics. LEFT NEGLECTED A busy multitasking mother in her thirties learns to pay attention to what matters most in life after a car crash leaves her with a traumatic brain injury and a bizarre neurological condition called Left Neglect. LOVE ANTHONY In this deeply insightful story about autism and unconditional love, a young nonverbal boy reveals a neurologically plausible peek inside the mind of autism, why he loves swinging and the number three, why he hates pronouns, and how he experiences routine, joy, and love.

Contrario a lo que suele pensarse, olvidar es una función del cerebro humano, no un desperfecto. Se trata de un proceso para darle mayor fuerza a lo que sí recordamos. Una memoria sana es aquella que olvida y recuerda sin angustia. Lisa Genova, la afamada neurocientífica y autora de la novela Still Alice, retoma sus dos charlas TED —con más de 11 millones de vistas— para explicar los diferentes tipos de olvido y de remembranza con el propósito de aprender a equilibrarlos; además de esclarecer los mitos sobre la prevención del Alzheimer. A través de anécdotas, ejemplos de películas, investigaciones científicas y ejercicios mentales, aprende a ejercitar tu memoria y a cuidarla de las emociones, el estrés y la falta de sueño. Recuerda un evento para toda la vida o simplemente déjalo ir.

Alice is bijna vijftig en leidt een druk leven als wetenschapper wanneer ze de diagnose vroege alzheimer krijgt. Haar leven verandert drastisch: ze verliest haar carrière en de regie over haar eigen wereld. Haar plan om haar man en kinderen niet tot last te worden en op tijd afscheid te nemen, verdwijnt uit haar geheugen. En Alice blijft achter, zonder haar herinneringen aan het verleden, zonder hoop voor de toekomst. Ze leeft in een heden dat soms even mooi maar meestal verwarrend en zelfs angstaanjagend is. Ik mis mezelf beschrijft op indrukwekkende wijze hoe Alice¿ wereld uit elkaar valt, en hoe ze in het puin terugvindt wat echt belangrijk is. Lisa Genova woont en werkt in Boston. Ze studeerde Neurowetenschappen aan Harvard. Haar debuutroman Ik mis mezelf werd een internationale bestseller. Het boek werd verkocht aan meer dan vijftien landen en won diverse prijzen, waaronder de 2008 Bronte Prize.

O primeiro livro de não ficção de Lisa Genova, doutora em neurociência e escritora best-seller de Para sempre Alice. Em algum momento da sua vida, já aconteceu de você não se lembrar do nome daquele ator do filme a que assistiu na semana anterior, ou entrar em uma sala e esquecer por que tinha ido até ali? Essas são algumas das questões que Lisa Genova, a renomada neurocientista e autora de Para sempre Alice, tenta responder neste livro. Em sua fabulosa estreia na não ficção, Lisa explica quando memórias perdidas estão temporariamente inacessíveis ou quando são apagadas para sempre, por que algumas são construídas para durar apenas alguns segundos enquanto outras podem durar uma vida inteira, e a distinção entre um esquecimento cotidiano (onde você estacionou o carro) e o causado por Alzheimer (que você tem um carro). Acima de tudo, Lisa Genova apresenta seus estudos sobre a teoria geral do esquecimento, faz uma análise do comportamento humano e mostra como nossos cérebros são capazes de performar milagres todos os dias e por que a memória é o mais importante deles.

Bella y estremecedora, esta novela es un retrato vívido y conmovedor de la irrupción precoz del Alzheimer. Alice Howland está orgullosa de la vida que tanto esfuerzo le ha costado construir. A los cincuenta, es profesora de psicología en Harvard y una lingüista de fama mundial. Tiene un marido al que ama y tres hijos adultos. Cuando empieza a sentirse desorientada y olvidadiza, un trágico diagnóstico cambia su vida para siempre. Bella y estremecedora, esta novela es un retrato vívido y conmovedor de la irrupción precoz del Alzheimer. Al adentrarnos en la historia, nos enteramos de lo que Alice piensa y siente a medida que avanza la enfermedad, haciéndola dejar de ser la persona que era y modificando su relación con su familia y con el mundo. Un libro escrito con realismo y al mismo tiempo con ternura. Reseña: «Genova nos prueba que aunque perdamos la mente, conservaremos el corazón.» Globe and Mail

Anthony é autista, mas essa está longe de ser a principal forma de defini-lo. Ao lhe dar voz, Lisa Genova permite que o garoto revele os segredos por trás do funcionamento de sua mente: por que odeia pronomes, mas ama o número três e balanços, e como ele experimenta a rotina, a alegria e o amor. E é a voz dessa criança que vai guiar duas mulheres em uma jornada inesquecível.

Traditional Chinese edition of Still Alice. This is a realistic portrait of the effect of the progressively degenerating and debilitating disease of Alzheimer. From onset to advanced, the author, a Neuroscientist herself, paints the heartbreaking story of a professor in her prime afflicted with Alzheimer.

Alice Howland er stolt af det liv, hun har skabt sig. I en alder af halvtreds år er hun kognitiv psykolog ved Harvard og en verdenskendt lingvist, og også på hjemmefronten er alt, som det skal være: en dejlig mand og tre pragtfulde børn, der dog nu er flyttet hjemmefra. Hun synes måske, at hun en gang imellem kan være lidt glemsom, fx gå ud i køkkenet og så have glemt, hvad hun egentlig skulle derude, men helt ærligt, hvem kender ikke den situation? Først da Alice står på et gadehjørne i det kvarter, hvor hun har boet i en menneskealder, og ikke aner, hvordan hun kommer hjem, indser hun, at der er noget rivende galt, og den efterfølgende diagnose, alzheimers, fejer benene væk under både hende og familien. Med ét slag er hele det velordnede, dejlige, tjekkede liv vendt på hovedet, og forude venter kun mørket. Man skulle tro, at man med et så alvorligt emne kun kan skrive en dyster og forfærdelig bog, men det er ikke tilfældet her. Midt i alt det sørgelige stråler varme og kærlighed, medmenneskelighed, medfølelse og såmænd også humor ud af historien om Alice. Lisa Genova har en ph.d. i neurovidenskab og er formand for USA’s National Alzheimer’s Association.

«La nueva novela de Lisa Genova promete hacer por la enfermedad de Huntington lo que Siempre Alice hizo por el Alzheimer. Ambos libros ofrecen una excelente perspectiva de la mente de las personas que sufren enfermedades neurológicas degenerativas.» The Huffington Post Joe O''Brien es un oficial de policía de cuarenta y cuatro años del barrio católico irlandés de Charlestown, Massachusetts. Marido amantísimo, orgulloso padre de cuatro hijos veinteañeros y profesional respetado, comienza a experimentar ataques de confusión mental, inhabituales estallidos de mal humor y extraños movimientos involuntarios. Al principio atribuye dichos episodios al estrés de su trabajo, pero a medida que los síntomas empeoran acepta ir a ver a un neurólogo y recibe un diagnóstico que cambiará su vida y la de su familia para siempre: sufre la enfermedad de Huntington, también conocida como mal de San Vito. La de Huntington es una enfermedad neurodegenerativa letal para la cual no existe tratamiento ni cura. Cada uno de los cuatro hijos de Joe tiene un cincuenta por ciento de posibilidades de heredar el trastorno, y un sencillo análisis de sangre puede revelar su destino genético. Al tiempo que observa su probable futuro en los síntomas cada vez más graves de su padre, Katie, su hija de veintiún años, lucha con las preguntas que ese análisis impone en su joven vida. ¿Quiere saberlo? ¿Y si posee el gen? ¿Puede vivir con la constante ansiedad que supone no saberlo? Reseñas: «La autora contribuye a explorar estos complejos asuntos a través de la ficción, y al mismo tiempo consigue mantener vivos el humor y la esperanza. Su narración refleja muchas emociones, desde la ira y la desesperanza hasta el amor y la gratitud.» Vancouver Sun «Apasionante y magistral.» The New York Journal of Books «Los O''Briens constituyen una familia absolutamente creíble. Resulta admirable la energía de Lisa Genova, destinada a despertar consciencias y marcar la diferencia.» Literary Ramblings «Una vez más Lisa Genova ha escrito una novela tan intensa e inolvidable como la luz que arroja sobre las cuestiones humanas.» Booktopia

Den thrillerspännande och hjärtslitande boken bakom storfilmen. Alice Howland är en mycket välrenommerad Harvardprofessor på höjden av sin karriär när hon märker att hon börjar glömma saker. Först ett ord då hon håller en föreläsning, något som vanliga människor inte ens skulle reflektera över men som är en skrämmande upplevelse för den osedvanligt strukturerade och skärpta Alice. Och så den dag då hon under sin joggingtur i city upptäcker att hon inte vet var hon befinner sig. Hon söker läkare och får diagnosen tidig Alzheimer. Hon är femtio år gammal. Fortfarande Alice handlar om en kvinna som rent bokstavligt tappar förståndet. Det är hjärtslitande sorgligt och fruktansvärt skrämmande men ändå inte alldeles becksvart. Alice växer också av sjukdomen, får en närhet till sin man och sina barn som hon inte haft särskilt mycket tid eller känslor för tidigare. För Alice är trots allt inte bara den galna Alzheimerpatienten hon är också fortfarande Alice: professor, lärare, maka, mor och till sist även mormor. Lisa Genova är född 1970. Hon är fil.dr i neurovetenskap från Harvard och mycket engagerad i Alzheimerfrågor. Romandebuten Fortfarande Alice gav hon först ut själv innan den gavs ut på ett stort förlag. Boken har sedan dess legat 56 veckor på New York Times topplista, blivit flerfaldigt prisbelönad och givits ut i 31 länder. Filmen hade svensk premiär våren 2015 och har vunnit en lång rad priser, bl.a. belönades Julianne Moore med Oscar, Golden Globe och BAFTA för bästa kvinnliga huvudroll.

Velskrevet, gribende og menneskelig fortælling om kampen for at holde sammen på familien og opbygge et nyt, og måske rigere liv, når det gamle falder fra hinanden. Sarah Nickerson elsker sit job, sin mand og sine tre børn – og ikke mindst sin ultrastabile barnepige, der får det hele til at hænge sammen. Det er et godt liv, men hun har travlt, alt, alt for travlt, og det kan næsten ikke andet end at gå galt. Et splitsekunds uopmærksomhed, da mobilen ringer på vej til arbejde, og Sarah vågner op på hospitalet til et helt nyt liv, hvor intet er, som det var før, og hvor hun ikke længere kan se og forstå alt, hvad der er til venstre.

På den lille isolerede ø Nantucket ud for den amerikanske østkyst tilbringer Olivia Donatelli vinteren efter hendes 10-årige søn, Anthony, er død. Anthony var ikke nogen almindelig dreng. Han havde autisme, endda i svær grad, og Olivia kæmper nu både med sin sorg, men også med at forstå, hvad meningen var med hans alt for korte liv. Rundt om hjørnet bor Beth Ellis med sin mand Jimmy og deres tre piger og lever et glansbilledeliv. Men da Beth en dag modtager et anonymt kort med ordene ''Jeg har en affære med Jimmy'', ryger manden ud, og Beth beslutter sig for at finde tilbage til den kvinde, hun var engang. Hun begynder igen at skrive. En historie om en lille dreng, der ikke er som alle andre. En dreng, der kunne være Olivias Anthony.

Premiul Oscar 2015 pentru Cea mai bună actriță – Julianne Moore, în ecranizarea acestui roman Alice Howland se mândrește cu viața pe care a muncit din greu să și-o construiască. La cincizeci de ani, ține prelegeri de psihologie cognitivă la Harvard, fiind recunoscută internațional pentru teoriile sale inovatoare din domeniul psiholingvisticii. Are un soț cu o carieră strălucită și trei copii adulți. Când începe să devină tot mai dezorientată și să uite lucruri, un diagnostic cumplit îi schimbă viața – și relația cu propria familie și cu lumea – pentru totdeauna. Emoționant și zguduitor, Altfel... și totuși Alice înfățișează destinul tragic al unui om care se confruntă cu instalarea timpurie a bolii Alzheimer și suferința imensă pe care aceasta o provoacă. „După ce citești Altfel... și totuși Alice, îți vine să te ridici și să le spui tuturor: Trebuie să citiți cartea asta!“ – The Boston Globe „Orice boală a creierului poartă un stigmat. Nu e ca în cazul bolilor de inimă, să zicem. Ci aici problema ești tu.“ – Lisa Genova „În esență, este despre a nu te da bătut și a nu renunța niciodată.“ – Wash Westmoreland, regizorul filmului Still Alice „Alice stătea pe podea, în fața oglinzii mari din dormitor, și își studia imaginea. Fata din oglindă avea cearcăne adânci și negre. Pielea i se lăsase, era pătată peste tot și ridată la colțurile ochilor și pe frunte. Sprâncenele groase și asimetrice aveau nevoie de un pensat. Părul ei cârlionțat era în cea mai mare parte negru, dar firele cărunte se vedeau bine. Fata din oglindă arăta urâtă și bătrână. Și-a trecut degetele peste obraji și frunte, simțindu-și fața pe degete și degetele pe față. Asta nu pot să fiu eu. Ce e în neregulă cu fața mea? I se făcea rău din cauza fetei din oglindă.“

Sara elsker sitt vellykkede liv. Hun har en lederjobb i et globalt selskap, hun er stilig og elegant, dyktig og intelligent. Hun har tre små barn og en like vellykket og hardt arbeidende ektemann. Sara jobber nær sagt døgnet rundt og er en dreven multitasker. Ingenting kan stoppe henne – med unntak av et kraftig smell i hodet. Da hun våkner opp på sykehuset, er ingenting som før. Hun har ikke lenger kontroll over sin venstre side. Hvordan i all verden skal hun håndtere en krevende jobb og en stor familie når hun ikke engang klarer å kneppe blusen selv? Lisa Genova har skrevet flere bestselgende romaner med temaer som berører faget hennes, nevrovitenskap, som hun har en PhD i fra Harvard University.

時間流逝，記憶，終究會成為熟悉的陌生人嗎？ 最會說故事的哈佛神經科學家莉莎・潔諾娃 寫下暢銷小說《我想念我自己》，撫慰失憶的痛苦與恐懼 這次她用淺白的語言解釋大腦的運作，每個人都能擁有好好記憶一直到老的方法 •《紐約時報》暢銷書，《紐約客》《出版人週刊》《柯克斯書評》好評報導 •TED演說「你要如何預防阿茲海默症」觀看突破五百萬次 年紀愈大，記憶一定會愈來愈差嗎？ 開始會忘記想說的話、想不起別人的名字，是大腦退化的前兆嗎？ 仰賴手機記事情，會不會因為動腦不夠多、更容易變笨？ 忘記參加會議、忘記另一半說的話，這種忘記代表不夠用心嗎？ 我們其實不了解記憶是怎麼一回事。 作者潔諾娃十多年來致力於對全球聽眾講述記憶與阿茲海默症。無論到哪裡，她都會碰到讀者提問，擔憂自己的健忘是不是疾病的前兆。她發現，大家的恐懼來自於不了解。於是，她決定寫一本書，幫助大家理解記憶的運作。書中以生活中常見的例子說明不同類型的記憶各有不同的特性，用對方法，就能提升記憶表現。書中更釐清我們對遺忘的許多誤解。 忘記有時很惱人，但不是需要被打敗的敵人。 我們往往把遺忘視為偷走記憶的反派，但其實忘記不但不是病，還是大腦重新整理、去蕪存菁的重要功能。忘不掉反而會讓我們被過量資訊壓垮，無法正常生活。我們不用成為能背出圓周率小數點後十萬位數記憶冠軍，但我們有很多方法可以記住重要的事。了解記憶，我們可以更輕鬆看待遺忘、養成善待記憶的生活習慣。 在本書中，你可以學到： 【提升記憶力的方法】 •想加深記憶，兩個方法最有效：反覆練習＋賦予意義 •視覺化能把東西變好記，運用宮殿記憶法等方法幫大腦「看見」要記的事物 •記憶很仰賴情境，準備報告時喝星冰樂，報告當天也喝星冰樂，表現會更好 【如何改善健忘】 •記憶需要注意力，想不起來車停在哪裡，可能不是健忘，是一開始就沒留意 •大腦很不擅長記待辦任務，別再為難自己，試著外包給手機、藥盒等提醒工具 •記憶不是錄影，它會增刪、修改、變形，了解記憶的不可靠，才能找方法記錄重要回憶 【完整健腦指南】 •睡眠是記憶的黃金工作期，每天睡足七到九小時、甚至是小睡片刻，都能守護記憶 •短暫的壓力有時能提升記憶力，長期慢性壓力卻是記憶的天敵 •預防阿茲海默症有方法，從飲食、運動、到持續學習新事物，都能保護大腦遠離失智風險 重量推薦 「潔諾娃結合了哈佛的深厚訓練，加上天生的說故事魔力，沒有人更適合講述人類的記憶。」──哈佛心理學教授、暢銷作家平克（Steven Pinker） 「沒有人能把大腦與心靈的連結寫得更精彩了！關於記憶最重要的著作──記憶是什麼、如何運作、記憶被奪走時該怎麼辦。融合科學知識與文學，你不會忘記的一本書。」──哈佛心理學教授、暢銷作家吉伯特（Daniel Gilbert） 「潔諾娃在這本書中教我們如何與記憶相處、為什麼記憶是珍貴的禮物，以及我們的價值不等於我們能記住的事物。」──哈佛醫學院教授譚茲（Rudolph E. Tanzi） 「腦科學已經摘去了記憶的神秘面紗，而潔諾娃博士是講述這個精采故事的不二人選，以她科學家的眼以及詩人的耳，一本難忘之書。」──史丹佛神經科學家伊葛門（David Eagleman）

Ještě před osmi měsíci sklízel vynikající koncertní klavírista Richard s procítěným projevem a bezchybnou technikou ovace vestoje po celém světě. Dnes má ALS, amyotrofickou laterální sklerózu: ochrnula mu celá pravá paže a nepohne prsty. Ztráta schopnosti pohybovat rukou mu připadá jako smrt, ztráta opravdové lásky nebo rozvod – jeho rozvod. Ví přitom, že brzy přijde i o levou ruku.Karina před třemi lety sundala ze stěny svatební fotku, a místo ní si pověsila zrcadlo. Obrátit list však ještě nedokázala. Paralyzují ji výmluvy a strach, žije nenaplňující život učitelky klavíru a bojí se věnovat se kariéře, kterou v mládí opustila. Podle ní za všechno může Richard a jejich nevydařené manželství.Když se Richardova nemoc zhorší a už nemůže žít sám, Karina se o něj začne neochotně starat. Zatímco mu slábnou svaly, hlas i dech, kdysi znesvářená dvojice se společně snaží smířit se s minulostí dřív, než bude pozdě.

Lisa Genova, forfatteren til Stadig Alice, er tilbage med en gribende roman om at finde lyspunkter, selv når livet ser allermest sort ud. Richard er en berømt koncertpianist, og han elsker at optræde og høste publikums anerkendelse, men der er noget galt. Fingrene danser ikke helt så let over tangenterne som før, og det er bare det første symptom på, at Richard er ramt af den forfærdelige sygdom ALS, der langsomt er i gang med at lamme hans krop. Richards ekskone, Karina, er stadig rasende på Richard, selvom der er gået tre år, siden de blev skilt. Hun giver Richard og deres mislykkede ægteskab skylden for, at hun ikke fik levet drømmen om at blive jazzpianist ud og i stedet er endt som klaverlærerinde for mere eller mindre talentfulde elever. Efterhånden som Richards sygdom skrider frem, og han ikke længere kan klare sig selv, må Karina beslutte sig for, hvilken rolle hun vil spille i hans sidste tid. Er det muligt at lægge mange års bitterhed til side og opnå en form for forsoning, inden det er for sent? Og kan Richard slutte fred med sin far, der aldrig har anerkendt sin søns valg af karriere? Og få tilgivelse af sin datter, der er vokset op med en far, der elskede sit klaver højere end hende?

Sarah Nickelson is een hardwerkende moeder/carrièrevrouw/liefdevolle echtgenote die alle ballen in de lucht houdt. Maar wanneer ze op een dag een zwaar auto-ongeluk krijgt, staat haar leven op z''n kop. Het herstel duurt lang, en al snel blijkt dat Sarah een bizar hersenletsel heeft overgehouden aan haar trauma, waardoor de linkerkant van haar blikveld niet meer lijkt te bestaan. Sarahs hectische leven komt abrupt tot stilstand...

A once accomplished concert pianist, Richard now has ALS. As he becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, Karina, his divorced wife, becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard''s muscles, voice, and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it''s too late. This is a masterful exploration of redemption and what it means to find peace inside of forgiveness.

"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"--

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.