Still Alice

Recently, I have just finished reading another book which is definitely a "Sleeper". STILL ALICE by Lisa Genova. It was originally self-published by the author, a professor at Harvard. It was later picked up by a publisher, and also any library patron who has talked to friends or librarians who have read it. Can't put it down...Basically it is the story of a very bight woman who teaches at Harvard, but who begins to lose her memory in devastating ways, finally being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She chronicles this decline in heart-breaking detail.

One scene, early in the story, was quite riveting, and really summed u the under-lying terror she recounts. As an avid jogger, Alice continued with her routines in order to stay healthy as long as possible. One day, however, she ran into Cambridge, not far from her home, and stopped. As she describes it in detail, the reader freezes in horror, aware that any one of us could experience the same thing. She looks around and recognizes the shops and streets-can orient herself. However....She cannot remember how to get home from where she is. Should she turn right or left? The juxtaposition of the familiar with the Great Unknown is jarring beyond belief. >Order this book through SAILS