Lisa Genova does it again. Lisa is the author of “Still Alice”, “Left Neglected”, and now, her latest, “Love Anthony”. Lisa is a neuro-scientist turned novelist. She uses her professional expertise to write fiction that educates people in neurological diseases. In “Still Alice she wrote about Alzheimer’s. In “Left Neglected” she wrote about a woman who reached for her cell phone, got in a car accident and woke up two weeks later with left neglect, a condition that not very many people know about. In this latest book, “Love Anthony” she tackles autism.
The unique twist Genova’s books have over other books dealing with these diseases is that she writes from the patient’s point of view. Her background allows her to write from a perspective most of us can’t fathom. In “Love Anthony” she draws the reader into the mind of an autistic boy and helps us understand autism in a new way through the story of the lives of two women.
Being a teacher, I have dealt with many autistic children. If I had this book to read while teaching it would’ve given me a whole different perspective from which to work with these children. Genova does an excellent job of making the reader live the autistic life. I found it fascinating. I watched the TV show Touch this summer where an autistic boy was enamored with numbers and after reading this book all of his behaviors that were baffling his father and social worker are so clearly understood. This is a fast moving page turner that you don’t want to miss. Download your copy today.
And so, as another day goes by, I will spend the evening finishing this fascinating read, and…I have written.
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