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Jun 20, 2018natcin7 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
May 13 2015 Lisa Genova, the acclaimed best-selling author of "Still Alice," has done it again. In this novel she explores the ramifications of a diagnosis of Huntington's disease on a close-knit Irish, Catholic family living in Charlestown, a Boston neighborhood in the shadow of the Bunker Hill Monument. Joe is a devoted husband and father and a Boston cop. When he begins to exhibit tics and other neurological signs that something is wrong, he is told he has Huntington's disease. It is fatal and there is no cure. And, furthermore, each of his four children has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the disease. What Ms. Genova does in this novel is truly remarkable. Without being too clinical she delves deep "Inside the O'Briens" to bring to life the characters' hopes and fears. The reader gets to feel first-hand the impact that this disease has on a family. Her characterizations ring true and we are truly inspired by this family. They have learned to accept their fate with dignity and to live in the moment with love and gratitude. They decide to live their lives in the Now and Here or they will be Nowhere. You just have to root for the O'Briens! NC