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Still Alice

By: Lisa Genova
Narrated by: Lisa Genova
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 In Lisa Genova’s extraordinary New York Times bestselling novel, an accomplished woman slowly loses her thoughts and memories to Alzheimer’s disease—only to discover that each day brings a new way of living and loving. Now a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth, and Kristen Stewart!

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. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring, and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable detail what it’s like to literally lose your mind...

Reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind, Ordinary People, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Still Alice packs a powerful emotional punch and marks the arrival of a strong new voice in fiction.©2009 Lisa Genova; (P)2009 Simon & Schuster Alzheimer's & Dementia Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Medical Physical Illness & Disease Women's Fiction Heartfelt Inspiring Tear-jerking Thought-Provoking Dementia Alzheimer's Disease

Critic Reviews

"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
"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, The Boston Globe
"This book is as important as it is impressive, and will grace the lives of those affected by this dread disease for generations to come." -- Phil Bolsta, author of Sixty Seconds
"With a master storyteller's easy eloquence, Lisa Genova shines a searing spotlight on this Alice's surreal wonderland. You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to read this book. It will inform you. It will scare you. It will change you." -- Julia Fox Garrison, author of Don't Leave Me This Way
"A work of pure genius." -- Charley Schneider, author of Don't Bury Me, It Ain't Over Yet
"A masterpiece that will touch lives in ways none of us can even imagine. This book is the best portrayal of the Alzheimer's journey that I have read." -- Mark Warner, Alzheimer's Daily News
"With grace and compassion, Lisa Genova writes about the enormous white emptiness created by Alzheimer's." -- The Improper Bostonian
"Heartbreaking." -- The Cape Cod Chronicle
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Great story, well read, very moving, enjoyed every minute. Great to listen to while driving.
Would recommend it to anyone.

Still Alice

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excellent book for an insight into the life of living with dementia and altzheimer

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A beautifully written story filled with Love and beautiful family Bond. Very informative, I learnt lots I didn’t know before about Alzheimer’s and it’s devastating Impact. I liked the way it was read by the author who did an amazing job at both writing and narrating this book.

A very touching heartfelt story!

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I'm not a person with dementia but have met people with dementia including people with Early Onset Dementia—what is known as Younger Onset Dementia (YOD) here in Australia. Lisa Genova's writing of Alice's experience rings so true to me as a mere observer. Brilliantly crafted and honed, this book seems not a fiction but a memoir; it made me think throughout of a friend of mine with YOD and the journey she travels with her husband and family. Genova's novel incites understanding and not pity. It is a must read for everyone who seeks to understand the beautifully complex world around them. Lisa's reading brought a real sense of what she wanted to say to the story, great stuff!

Still Alice promotes understanding and not pity.

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the book is giving me a sense of empathy towards dementia and alzheimers. I really felt moved during parts of the book.it was very easy to listen to and I loved having the author of the book read it to me.

I enjoyed every moment

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