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Left Neglected [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Lisa Genova
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Jan 4 2011
Sarah Nickerson is like any other career-driven supermom in Welmont, the affluent Boston suburb where she leads a hectic but charmed life with her husband Bob, faithful nanny, and three children—Lucy, Charlie, and nine-month-old Linus. 

Between recruiting the best and brightest minds as the vice president of human resources at Berkley Consulting; shuttling the kids to soccer, day care, and piano lessons; convincing her son’s teacher that he may not, in fact, have ADD; and making it home in time for dinner, it’s a wonder this over-scheduled, over-achieving Harvard graduate has time to breathe.

 A self-confessed balloon about to burst, Sarah miraculously manages every minute of her life like an air traffic controller. Until one fateful day, while driving to work and trying to make a phone call, she looks away from the road for one second too long. In the blink of an eye, all the rapidly moving parts of her jam-packed life come to a screeching halt.   

A traumatic brain injury completely erases the left side of her world, and for once, Sarah relinquishes control to those around her, including her formerly absent mother. Without the ability to even floss her own teeth, she struggles to find answers about her past and her uncertain future. 

Now, as she wills herself to regain her independence and heal, Sarah must learn that her real destiny—her new, true life—may in fact lie far from the world of conference calls and spreadsheets. And that a happiness and peace greater than all the success in the world is close within reach, if only she slows down long enough to notice.


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“A chilling novel that explores the resilience of the human spirit.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“A redemptive story about family relationships, and how when life throws you a curveball, you can still hit it out of the park.”The Vancouver Sun

“Irresistibly readable and moving.”Booklist

About the Author

Lisa Genova is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Left Neglected and Still Alice. She graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide, speaking about the causes, treatments, ways to prevent, and what it feels like to live with Alzheimer’s Disease. She has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, The Diane Rehm Show, CNN, Chronicle, Fox News, and Canada AM and is featured in the documentary film, To Not Fade Away. She lives with her husband and three children in Cape Cod.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gift card worthy Jan 4 2011
By Luanne Ollivier #1 HALL OF FAME TOP 10 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
Are you looking for a book worthy of spending your Christmas gift card on? I've got one for you.

Lisa Genova had a New York Times bestseller with her first novel Still Alice. I know she's got another bestseller on her hands with her latest book Left Neglected - releasing Jan 4/11.

Sarah Nickerson has it all and can do it all. Can't she? High powered job - minimum of 80 hours a week, gorgeous house in a sought after neighbourhood, vacation home in Vermont, 3 children and a devoted husband. The one thing she doesn't seem to have though, is enough time.

She can't make it to every soccer game and is sure that the other parents think that "Mothers who miss the games, like me, are bad mothers." "I love my children and know they're important, but so is my career and the life that career affords us." And her love life...well..."It's our typical morning good-bye kiss. A quick peck. A well-intentioned habit....It's a routine kiss, but I'm glad we do it. It does mean something. It's enough. And it's all we have time for."

You get the picture. It is while trying to multitask - driving while talking on the cell phone - that Sarah's world is turned upside down. She gets into a horrific crash - one that leaves her with a traumatic brain injury. She is unaware of the left side of anything, including herself. And yes, the condition is real.

Unable to work, dependent on others and forced to accept that her life will never be quite the same, Sarah must reexamine her life, her priorities and her relationships - the things in her life that have been 'left neglected.' I found the rekindling of the relationship with her mother especially poignant.

Although the subject matter is serious, Genova handles it with candor and humour. Sarah's voice is so appealing and honest. Genova has a degree in Biopsychology and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard - her descriptions of a patient coping with brain injury are both accurate and informative.

But Left Neglected is simply a really, really good read. Genova's prose flow so easily, the story is addictive and I became invested in Sarah's journey. And maybe take some time to reevaluate your own priorities.

"What else is there? Maybe success can be something else, and maybe there's another way to get there."

Eminently gift card worthy. I think this is going to be one of 2011's best sellers too. Five stars for me.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Eye-Opener....A Wake-Up Call!! Jan 31 2011
By Louise Jolly TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
Sarah Nickerson lives in the affluent Boston suburb of Welmont where she leads an extremely busy and hectic life. Along with her husband Bob and their three children: Lucy, Charlie and baby Linus, they don't have much time for family togetherness. Sarah is Vice-President of Human Resources at a large firm in Boston and Bob's job is facing many lay-offs and he's hoping he's not next. Without both their incomes they wouldn't be able to continue living in the affluent neighbourhood that they do now.

One day while driving to work, in a hurry as usual and about to be late for an important meeting, Sarah begins talking and texting on her phone and takes her eyes off the road for just a second too long. She rolls her SUV and crashes!

Sarah wakes up in the hospital and discovers she's already been there for eight days and the news about her injuries are not good. Sarah as a traumatic brain injury called Left Neglect which is also known as unilateral neglect and hemispatial neglect and is a real neurological syndrome that occurs due to damage to the right hemisphere of the brain. People with Left Neglect aren't blind but their brains ignore information on the left side of the world, often including the left side of their own bodies. Sarah has to learn to re-walk, feed herself, read, and do all the activities of daily living that we take for granted.

Although the story is fictional, the Left Neglect is REAL! There are more people than you and I know that have been afflicted with this type of brain injury. Could you imagine waking up every morning and not being aware that you have a left hand, a left arm, a left leg, that there are words on the left side of the page you can't see or your brain doesn't register? Can you imagine how frustrating that would be?

As the story continues, Sarah spends a few weeks in rehab and is then sent home where her mother comes from Cape Cod to help her with her continuing therapy. Sarah and her mother had not spoken in many, many years after her young brother Nate died when they were young children. Sarah's mother huddled in her bedroom and was never a mother to Sarah after Nate's death and Sarah regrets her showing up now after all these years. However, through rehabilitation for her brain injury there is also another type of rehabilitation taking place between Sarah and her Mom, but they don't quite see it yet.

This was an outstanding novel and once which kept me reading late into the night. I'm so fascinated about this Left Neglect that I'm going to look it up on the internet and learn more about it. This is a story for everyone!
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another home run! Jan 14 2011
Format:Hardcover
Yet another unbelievable story from Lisa Genova. I devoured Still Alice and was even more taken with Left Neglected.
A wonderful story including family values, re-establishment of priorities and a reminder not to take life for granted.
I recommend Still Alice to everyone, even strangers. I will be adding Left Neglected to that list as well.
A very good read, easy and so addictive!
You won't regret this buy, it is well worth it.
The only thing that disappoints me is that I downloaded it to my e-reader and won't be able to share it with others.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Left Neglected
I found this book so full of information and insight about a brain injury.The descriptions of the main character's struggle to heal herself was intense and empathy built up for... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Janice Darlington
2.0 out of 5 stars bored
-informative, but not amusing
-couldn't finish the book due to boredom
-not as good as I thought it would be based on previous reviews
Published 5 months ago by Mark Twain
3.0 out of 5 stars Left Neglected
This was a gift for someone with whom lost contact with.No way of getting feedback.Lia Genova is a good author and I expect that this book was enjoyed
Published 5 months ago by Louise Richard
2.0 out of 5 stars A No for Me.....
Couldn't even finish this book...big disappointment. Donated to a used book store. The writing is so predictable.....BORING!!! Don 't waste your money
Published 5 months ago by Veronica Hylands
5.0 out of 5 stars Left Neglected - a wonderful book!
I thoroughly enjoyed Left Neglected. I read it for book club (everyone liked it) and thought that it would be really heavy; it wasn't. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Kimmer
3.0 out of 5 stars Left Neglected
I found the first couple of chapters hard to get into, for it was all over the place. But now I can't seem to put it down. Very good read.
Published 9 months ago by kim
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
I thought this was going to be a "rich busy woman who neglects her children for the sake of her career gets what she deserves" story, but I was wrong. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Neko
4.0 out of 5 stars Where is that left hand?
The brain is an amazing thing - in both good and bad ways. As a person with MS, I'm acutely aware of its trickster behaviour. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dorothyanne Brown
1.0 out of 5 stars I may be the only one feeling this way...
I felt it was slow, I couldn't connect with the characters at all (although I did end up feeling for the main characters mother)and found that it was too wordy. Read more
Published 16 months ago by K
4.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite Still Alice Incredible, But Still Memorable
This novel surprised me. Still Alice was one of my favourites a couple of years ago and I had worried about being disappointed as I often am in this situation. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Lydia - Novel Escapes
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