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.
Won the 2008 Bronte Prize and the 2011 Bexley Book of the Year.
Still Alice Reviews
“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
“A work of pure genius.” – Charley Schneider
“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
“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
Author Biography
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. She is the author of the New York Times Bestselling novels STILL ALICE, LEFT NEGLECTED, and LOVE ANTHONY.
STILL ALICE spent 41 weeks on the New York Time bestseller list. Lisa travels worldwide, speaking about Alzheimer's Disease, traumatic brain injury, and autism. She has appeared on the Dr. Oz Show, the Diane Rehm Show, CNN, Chronicle, Fox News, and Canada AM and was featured in the Emmy award-winning documentary film, TO NOT FADE AWAY.
