The breathtaking new novel from the author of Still Alice, now an Oscar-winning film starring Julianne Moore Joe O'Brien is a Boston cop whose stamina and methodical mind have seen him through decades policing the city streets. When he starts making uncharacteristic errors, he attributes them to stress until, finally, he agrees to see a doctor and is handed a terrifying diagnosis: Huntington's disease. Not only is Joe's life changing beyond recognition, but each of his four grown children has a fifty per cent chance of inheriting the disease. Observing her potential future play out in her father's escalating symptoms, his yoga teacher daughter Katie wrestles with how to make the most of the here and now, and connect with her dad who is, inside, always an O'Brien. 'Devastating. We climb into the hearts of a normal, chaotic, loving family and see the disease that will tear their family apart. A story about the resilience of love in the face of a tragic, inevitable fate' Julie Cohen, author of Dear Thing 'A powerful novel. I love Lisa Genova's gripping and compassionate writing' Louise Candlish, author of The Disappearance of Emily Marr 'A heart-piercing portrait .

compelling, enlightening' Washington Post [jacket thumbnails] lisagenova.com.