· Left Neglected, by Lisa Genova. REVIEWED BY CARLA LUCCHETTA. Special to The Globe and Mail. Published Janu. Updated Janu. Published Janu. This article was Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. Lisa Genova’s second novel, Left Neglected (), is the fictional story of Sarah Nickerson, a high-powered executive whose life changes forever when she is in a serious car accident. Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, each dealing with a different neurological condition. She graduated from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and from Harvard University with a . Left Neglected is another medical novel by Lisa Genova set in a fictional town called Wellmont (really Belmont Massachusetts). Sarah Nickerson, a career-driven Harvard MBA HR consultant, gets in a car accident which leaves her with Left Neglect. A brain injury where the victim's mind cannot identify the left side of her body or surroundings.4/5.
Left Neglected is Lisa Genova's second book, again telling the story of a woman coping with a serious neurological problem. Thirty-seven year old Sarah Nickerson is VP of Human Resources at Berkley Consulting, which "offers strategic advice to companies all over the world in all industries". Her job is a pure stress, pressure cooker position in. In Lisa Genova's New York Times bestselling novel—and Academy Award-winning film—of resilience in the face of a devastating diagnosis, a vibrant mother in her thirties learns what matters most in life when a car crash leaves her with a traumatic brain disorder called "left neglect." Sarah Nickerson, like any other working mom, is busy trying to have it all. However, Lisa Genova offers a glimpse of what book could have been if it was written by the Jodi Picoult. If I got the option to read one book between the Left Neglected by Lisa Genova or Left Neglected by Jodi Picoult, I would go with Jodi Picoult's version. The whole mother-son-daughter structure was refreshing.
Left Neglected. by. Lisa Genova (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 71, ratings · 7, reviews. 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. Still Alice and Left Neglected were both excellent books by Lisa Genova. Both stories focus on a main character devoted to a high powered career whose life changes dramatically due to disease or injury. In Still Alice, the focus was on a woman coping with early onset Alzheimers, told from Alice's perspectivective. In this powerful and poignant New York Times bestseller, Lisa Genova explores what can happen when we are forced to change our perception of everything around us. Left Neglected is an unforgettable story about finding abundance in the most difficult of circumstances, learning to pay attention to the details, and nourishing what truly matters.
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