Still Alice

Lisa Genova

Aug 2010 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A moving story of a woman with early onset Alzheimer's disease, now a major Academy Award-winning film starring Julianne Moore and Kristen Stewart.

Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty, she's a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a renowned expert in linguistics, with a successful husband and three grown children. When she begins to grow forgetful and disoriented, she dismisses it for as long as she can until a tragic diagnosis changes her life - and her relationship with her family and the world around her - for ever.

Unable to care for herself, Alice struggles to find meaning and purpose as her concept of self gradually slips away. But Alice is a remarkable woman, and her family learn more about her and each other in their quest to hold on to the Alice they know. Her memory hanging by a frayed thread, she is living in the moment, living for each day. But she is still Alice.

'Remarkable … illuminating … highly relevant today' Daily Mail

'The most accurate account of what it feels like to be inside the mind of an Alzheimer's patient I've ever read. Beautifully written and very illuminating' Rosie Boycot

'Utterly brilliant' Chrissy Iley

Ratings and reviews

Must buy this book in downloadable form and paperback form. It's the best book I have read in a years plus the fact the movie for it is moving. Pls get this and watch a story unfold on your device.

I applaud the author on her amazing ability to write with such emotional passion and honesty. Reading this made me feel so sad but opened my eyes more to the true effect Alzheimer's disease has on not only the person diagnosed but also on her family. Highly recommend this book.

It made me worringly empathetic and fearful. Brilliant. The obvious amount of research and planning have made this so real and emotional it is an experience and not merely a good read. Thank you for making me feel

About the author

Acclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscar–winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She is featured in the documentary films To Not Fade Away and Have You Heard About Greg. Her TED talks on Alzheimer’s disease and memory have been viewed over eleven million times.