Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova

From the author of STILL ALICE, now a major Academy Award winning motion picture

What would you do if your body and brain suddenly let you down -- and would it change the person you are inside? Joe O'Brien is a Boston cop; his physical stamina and methodical mind have seen him through decades policing the city streets. When he starts making uncharacteristic errors he attributes them to stress, but finally agrees to see a doctor and is handed a terrifying, unexpected diagnosis: Huntington's disease.

Not only is Joe's life set to change forever, but each of his four grown-up children has a fifty per cent chance of inheriting the disease. Observing her potential future play out in her father's escalating symptoms, his daughter Katie wrestles with how to make the most of the present, and how to relate to her dad who is, inside, always an O'Brien. Inside the O'Briens is a powerfully true and tender elegy to the resilience of the human spirit.

Genres: Contemporary - Medical - Family - Realistic Fiction - American Author