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Inside the O'briens
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"This is Genova's genius. A bold, skillful writer at the height of her narrative powers, she makes us long to hope for the hopeless and comfort the condemned." -Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean
Joe O'Brien is a respected Boston police officer, a devoted husband, and a proud father. But when he begins experiencing uncharacteristic temper outbursts and involuntary movements, he is handed a devastating diagnosis that will change his and his family's lives forever: Huntington's disease, a lethal, genetic neurodegenerative disease with no effective treatment and no cure. Each of Joe's four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting it. A simple blood test can reveal their futures.
As the disease progresses, Joe struggles to maintain hope and find honor in living and dying with Huntington's. Every member of the O'Brien family must reexamine what matters most and learn to define life not by fear but, instead, by love.
"Brimming with candor, pathos, and deeply human characters." -Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of The Language of Flowers
"[Genova's] very human novel teaches us to keep living, to lean on each other, and be there to be leaned on." -Matthew Thomas, author of We are not Ourselves
"Kudos to this amazing writer for showing us -once again- the transformative powers of even the most devastating events." -B. A. Shapiro, author of The Art Forger
Joe O'Brien is a respected Boston police officer, a devoted husband, and a proud father. But when he begins experiencing uncharacteristic temper outbursts and involuntary movements, he is handed a devastating diagnosis that will change his and his family's lives forever: Huntington's disease, a lethal, genetic neurodegenerative disease with no effective treatment and no cure. Each of Joe's four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting it. A simple blood test can reveal their futures.
As the disease progresses, Joe struggles to maintain hope and find honor in living and dying with Huntington's. Every member of the O'Brien family must reexamine what matters most and learn to define life not by fear but, instead, by love.
"Brimming with candor, pathos, and deeply human characters." -Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of The Language of Flowers
"[Genova's] very human novel teaches us to keep living, to lean on each other, and be there to be leaned on." -Matthew Thomas, author of We are not Ourselves
"Kudos to this amazing writer for showing us -once again- the transformative powers of even the most devastating events." -B. A. Shapiro, author of The Art Forger
