Thanks for the recommendation, Carol. I just ordered it for my eReader. Beth Benoit
On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Carol DeVolder <[email protected]>wrote: > > Hi, > I just finished reading _Still Alice_ by Lisa Genova. It's a very quick > read, it took me less than a day (would've been faster but I had to keep > taking my glasses off to dry my eyes). It is a novel told from the > perspective of a woman with early onset Alzheimer's disease and spans a > fairly short period of time (2 years) from her initial suspicions and > diagnosis to...well, you have to read it yourself. The main character, > Alice, is a 51-year-old cognitive psychology professor at Harvard (area of > specialty: psycholinguistics) married to a biology professor. Part of the > reason it was such a quick read was that I simply couldn't put it down, > although I did have to in order to get an exam written. The author has done > a meticulous job of researching the life of a psychology professor as well > as the latest information on Alzheimer's disease. Most importantly though, > as the title implies, the book is a reminder that, no matter what, a person > with dementia above all is still a person. I would love for others to read > it and post their comments. Maybe I'm just sappy about books that tear at > the heartstrings, or maybe I'm simply getting old. Sniffle. > Carol > > > -- > Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > 518 West Locust Street > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > 563-333-6482 > > This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=9215 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-9215-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9223 or send a blank email to leave-9223-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
