Inside the O'Briens (Genova) - Book Reviews

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This novel of siblings rocked by their father's Huntington's disease is a total tearjerker, but ultimately it's a tribute to family love.
Glamour


An intimate, heartbreaking look at life with Huntington's disease.
Marie Claire


(Starred review.) [The] tale of a Boston police officer who learns that he has Huntington's disease.... This is a gut-wrenching and memorable read, most similar to Genova's Still Alice in its detailed portrayal of the disintegration and rebuilding of a family in the face of a horrible illness. —Mariel Pachucki, Maple Valley, WA
Library Journal


Best-selling neuroscientist-turned-novelist Genova, author of several popular stories based on the experience of suffering debilitating diseases...now tackles the impact of Huntington's disease on one blue-collar Boston family.... Genova's intention once again is acceptance, and the wrung-out reader bids farewell to the family at a relatively calm and united moment. This journey to a place of mindfulness, while inevitably affecting, often reads like fictionalized campaign literature for a worthy cause.
Kirkus Reviews