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    Turn of Mind
    Turn of Mind
    Turn of Mind
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    Turn of Mind

    Written by Alice LaPlante

    Narrated by Jean Reed Bahle and Amy McFadden

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    The New York Times bestseller—a stunning first novel, both literary and thriller, about a retired orthopedic surgeon with dementia.

    With unmatched patience and a pulsating intensity, Alice LaPlante brings us deep into a brilliant woman's deteriorating mind, where the impossibility of recognizing reality can be both a blessing and a curse.

    As the book opens, Dr. Jennifer White's best friend, Amanda, who lived down the block, has been killed, and four fingers surgically removed from her hand. Dr. White is the prime suspect and she herself doesn't know whether she did it. Told in White's own voice, fractured and eloquent, a picture emerges of the surprisingly intimate, complex alliance between these life-long friends—two proud, forceful women who were at times each other's most formidable adversaries. As the investigation into the murder deepens and White's relationships with her live-in caretaker and two grown children intensify, a chilling question lingers: is White's shattered memory preventing her from revealing the truth or helping her to hide it?

    "An electrifying book. Thought-provoking, humane, funny, tragic, a tour de force that can't be a first novel—and yet it is." —Ann Packer, New York Times-bestselling author

    "This poignant debut immerses us in dementia's complex choreography... [A] lyrical mosaic, an indelible portrait of a disappearing mind." —People

    "LaPlante has imagined a lunatic landscape well. The twists and turns of mind this novel charts are haunting and original." —The New York Times Book Review

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 5, 2011
    ISBN9781455838660
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    Alice LaPlante

    Alice LaPlante is an award-winning writer whose bestselling books include Half Moon Bay, A Circle of Wives, Method and Madness—The Making of a Story, and the New York Times bestseller Turn of Mind. She taught creative writing at Stanford University where she was a Wallace Stegner Fellow and in the MFA program at San Francisco State University. She lives with her family in Mallorca, Spain.  

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    • 3/5
      This book has been on my tbr since it first came out. I'm glad to have have finally read it. I did enjoy the book. I have some personal experience with dementia and currently am watching two friends going through it with loved ones. The book is extremely readable and a quick read in that it has no chapters but is written in very short paragraphs which are journal entries, thoughts from the patient's mind and dialogues. There are no quotation marks though, so sometimes it can be confusing as to which method is being used though the use of italics at times does help. This is an extremely intriguing way to get inside someone's head and I find these types of literary devices very rewarding. Personally I find the most satisfaction from characterization within a book and can happily read a book where nothing happens as long as it is filled with interesting people and here in Turn of Mind, not a lot really does happen. There is the plot, the murder, the Alzheimer's patient (Dr. White) is the main suspect and from beginning to end we find out 'whodunit', but as a mystery/thriller reader I found that part of the plot dull. What I did enjoy and find fascinating was seeing where Dr. White's mind went, what triggered certain remembrances, sudden outbursts, just how much she was aware what was happening to her and at other times how utterly terrified and helpless she was. Even though I would call this a slow story, it was a quick read and kept me steadily attached to its pages, having a hard time thinking of little else. If you don't mind a meandering story with a unique variety of narrative devices, for those with any interest in dementia this proves to be a thought-provoking read.
    • 3/5
      I'm impressed that LaPlante wrote the entire book from Jennifer White's fractured perspective and this book wasn't more tedious to read. It's an interesting concept and fairly expertly executed. The effect most of the time was somewhere between reading the "Benjy" section of The Sound and the Fury and watching Memento. I found that I couldn't stop reading in the middle of one of the sections because I would lose my place. So I would just sit down and power through to the end of the section. Most of the time, once I got there, I was so engrossed in the story that I just powered through to the end of the next section.

      The narrator was not a likable person. Pitiable? Yes. Likable? While I felt sorry for her, my prevailing feeling was a sort of grim satisfaction: she was now reaping what she'd sown. I was skeptical of how many of her thoughts were spent on her family when she'd until very recently done little more than build her career. Until her illness, it didn't seem as though Jennifer spent much time thinking of her children at all. I was surprised at just how devoted her children were to her after she'd spent their entire lives absent and not at all sure she even loved them. But I suppose LaPlante addresses this by explaining that the nature of Jennifer's illness opens things up, allows her to poke at uncomfortable places in her memory. It's as though her penance for living an unexamined life is to be trapped inside the memories of that life.

      And the ending. Well, I won't say anything about the ending except that it was a bit disappointing. Throughout the book, I could see the flame of the firework rising into the sky. I read with anticipation: When it exploded, it was going to be good. But then it got to the top of its arc, shot off a small fountain of purple sparks, and then faded into the night's sky.

      But then, I'm rarely satisfied with endings.

      I enjoyed this book. It's a unique perspective and LaPlante pulls it off well. So don't let my complaints about the ending and the main character put you off of it.
    • 2/5
      Not nearly as thrilling as the description made it out to be. Mostly just a story about the deteriorating mind of a dementia patient with a tiny bit of a murder mystery squeezed in occasionally. Very disappointing.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed the story of a 64 yr old doctor (orthopedic surgeon) suffering from early onset Alzheimers who is accused of murdering her best friend and neighbor of decades. She becomes a person of interest because the body was found with 4 fingers removed. However, it is told from her point of view which is deliberately confusing because of her mental state.
    • 4/5
      I really loved the first-person (and sometimes second-person) narrative of a woman suffering with Alzheimer's. The texture of the story, with memory weaving in and out of even a single encounter, struck me as insightful, compassionate, and brutally unsentimental. The murder mystery was okay, but not necessary, in my estimation. The real mystery was in the rest of the story; much deeper and much more universal. Beautiful writing.
    • 4/5
      Jenny White is a well-respected retired orthopedic surgeon, mother of two grown children, and best friend to her neighbor Amanda. She has just one fatal flaw: she can’t remember if she committed murder.The debut novel, “Turn of Mind”, by Alice LaPlante weaves the theme of Alzheimer’s into this literary thriller that is sure to please readers looking for a fresh and innovative plot twist. The story opens with the death of Dr. Jennifer White’s best friend, Amanda, who when the body is discovered, is found to have had four fingers surgically removed. Jenny had a complex and often rocky friendship with Amanda as well as a complicated and sometimes cool relationship with her children. She also has secrets from the past that bubble up to the surface as the story progresses. We listen to Jenny’s inner dialogue as she recounts her day-by-day progression into the confusion and humiliation of dementia while struggling to maintain her dignity and keep enough wits about her to figure out whether she is truly responsible for Amanda’s death. Around her, a daughter and son, a caregiver, and the occasional police detective drop in and out of the picture with their own agendas and problems. Jenny fights to remember the events of the last day of her friend’s life all the while recalling the fractured details of her own life story. At times, she is a child again looking for her mother, or a young wife waiting for her husband to return home but she always returns to her current circumstance that is robbing her of her memories and the essence of who she was before dementia. This could be depressing but LaPlante does a brilliant job of showing the absurdity of the pitfalls that life throws at Jenny. The dark humor is at times of the “laugh-out-loud” variety as Jenny’s clarity comes and goes. She has good days and bad days, but the shadow of who she used to be lingers and she is a pleasure to follow.“Turn Of Mind” is entertaining, but it’s more than a murder mystery. Its true genius lies in LaPlante’s brilliant ability to peek inside the Alzheimer’s mind without getting squeamish. She pulls the reader into an intimate relationship with Jenny whom it’s impossible not to root for and then to also hope for the improbable - a recovery and exoneration from murder. But we can do nothing for her and that is the truly scary part.Due in bookstores: July, 2011
    • 3/5
      There are two certainties, one is that 64 year old hand surgeon Dr. Jennifer White has dementia that causes her memories to resurrect in spurts, and often not at all. And, the second certainty is that Dr. White's best friend and neighbor was brutally murdered with five digits cleanly severed from her hand.The author takes us on a journey of what it is like to want to remember, but tragically, both long and short-term memories slip away, never to return. Jennifer has two grown children, a daughter, and a son. The daughter is much more mature than her younger lawyer brother. And, together they must find a way to be patient and find what is best for their mother.Increasingly, all evidence of the murderer of Amanda seems to point to Dr. White, though she cannot remember anything about the murder of her friend, and some days cannot even remember she once had a friend.Remininiscencent of Still Alice written of Lisa Genova, who also covered the topic of dementia in a scientific, understandable manner, both these well written books are most reads for those of us who may confuse forgetfulness with true dementia, or are part of the sandwich generation wherein we have health issues, but we must sacrifice ourselves for the love and care of those we love.Jenifer White cannot remember the names and faces of her children or her full-time care taker. She thinks she is still married, and doesn't remember her husband's death.So many holes in her memory make it almost impossible to prove she murdered her friend. What is sure is that their friendship was tenuous, problematic, and Amanda wasn't the friend others thought she was. Amanda was mean, vindictive and quite a bitch.The author captured the issues of dementia in a very realistic manner. I had a 86 year old neighbor that I loved very much. As her memory became filled with gaping holes of loss, and her personally was quickly becoming lost, there were instances when I cried. I lost my friend. Her happiness, her ability to make me laugh, the sureness of her love, day by day were chipped away and left to a place never to be recovered. I will never forget the day she walked across the street to my house, sat on the chair she liked the best, and said "Linda, my mind is going. I do not know where it is going, but I cannot find it."This was an excellent book because my experiences matched the way in which the writer portrayed Jennifer White's journey into an abyss of no return.
    • 5/5
      After reading three undesirable books in a row, I hit gold with Alice LaPlante's TURN OF MIND. It's not a happy book. It may even break your heart. But it's well written, and its subject matter, at least some of it, hit home and should concern anyone who has a mother.TURN OF MIND is such a unique literary thriller. It is told from the point of view of Dr. Jennifer White, a 64-year-old orthopedic doctor who specialized in hand surgery. White is now unlicensed because she is suffering from dementia. (Sixty-four seems like early onset to me, but what do I know?) Some days are better than others, but it's getting progressively worse, horrifyingly worse.White's good friend and neighbor, Amanda, has been murdered. Also, for some reason, four of her fingers have been removed in a surgically precise way. Of course, this points to White. But two other members of White's family, her son Mark and daughter Fiona, both adults, also may have had reason to murder Amanda.Throughout TURN OF MIND, we learn more and more, through White's sporadic remembrances, about Amanda, Mark, and Fiona. Who is guilty of Amanda's murder, and why did they do it? Why were her fingers removed? Does White ever remember?More than that, the reader sees the story as a dementia victim, one who is getting progressively worse,would see it. White's remembrances are always confused, and she can never articulate them, at least not so they are understandable.What will become of White?My only criticism of this book is its lack of quotation marks. There is no good reason for this. LaPlante italicizes when someone other than White is speaking. It was sometimes difficult for me to tell whether White was speaking or thinking. In my opinion, quotation marks add to a book's readability, and it is rude for an author not to use them.TURN OF MIND is LaPlante's first. She wrote it a few years ago, so you may have already read it. If not, do.
    • 2/5
      oh. done. didn't like it too much. or- at all.
    • 2/5
      This book intrigued me at first because of the element of dementia, but ultimately I was really disappointed.

      Negatives: I didn’t care for the overall style of writing – it was hard to follow which character was saying what and/or thinking. I found myself bored by the middle of the book and I felt it to be a "chore" to finish it, yet I couldn't abandon it. I kept reading ultimately for the mystery aspect and the curiosity of whether Dr. Jennifer White killed her best friend Amanda. I also wish there had been more emotion - maybe this was diliberate because of the situation (i.e., someone living with dementia), but I ultimately felt like the emotional aspect of the story was lifeless.

      Postives: I didn’t expect the twist near the end and I respect the author for having written a book like this. While I was reading, all I kept thinking of was how difficult this probably was to write, but Alice LaPlante did a wonderful job at describing and writing from the perspective of an individual with Alzheimer’s disease.

    • 4/5
      Great, very suspenseful book in the vein of of "Before I Go To Sleep" (SJ Watson) but with an even more unreliable narrator.
    • 5/5
      I read this in under 24 hours - it was that enthralling. The depiction of a woman in the grip of Alzheimer's disease seemed all too real: the intrusion of memories into the present, the coming-and-going awareness and the terrible sadness of the inexorable decline. But it's the analysis of the personal relationships, the mystery of the murder and mutilation of Amanda O'Toole and the impact of Jennifer White's life on those around her that make this story so involving. Loved it.

    • 5/5
      Dr. Jennifer White, recently widowed and a newly retired orthopedic surgeon, is entering the beginning stages of dementia - where the impossibility of recognizing reality can be both a blessing and a curse. Dr. White's life-long friend and neighbor, Amanda, has been killed, and four fingers surgically removed. Dr. White is the prime suspect in the murder and she herself doesn't know if she did it or not. Narrated in her voice, fractured and eloquent, a picture emerges of the surprisingly intimate, complex alliance between this pair - two proud, forceful women who were at times each other's most formidable adversaries. The women's thirty-year friendship deeply entangled their families, and as the narrative unfolds we see that things were not always as they seemed. Jennifer's deceased husband, James, is clearly not the scion he was thought to be. Her two grown children - Mark, a lawyer, and Fiona, a professor, who now have power over their mother's medical and financial decisions respectively - have agendas of their own, And Magdalena, her brusque live-in caretaker, has a past she hides. As the investigation intensifies, a chilling question persists: Is Dr. White's shattered memory preventing her from revealing the truth or helping her to hide it?
    • 4/5
      At the heart of Turn of Mind is a murder mystery – a woman is dead and her best friend is the primary suspect. But the most intriguing part to me was watching a once-brilliant mind dissolve into fragments due to Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Jennifer White was a prominent orthopedic surgeon who has to retire after she is diagnosed with the disease. The story is told from her viewpoint, which may be lucid, in the past, angry, or remembering events that happened years ago. However, she has no recollection of the night her friend Amanda was murdered. Was she involved ? A good question, but it seems minor, as Jennifer struggles with her day-to-day existence. Is this my son , or just a handsome stranger ? Why can’t I walk down the street in a rainstorm at midnight ? Yet she’s still a doctor, and remembers details of anatomy and surgeries from the past.
      Is this what Alzheimer’s is like ? Maybe – I hope I never have to find out. But I would recommend Turn of Mind to anyone who wanted insight into dementia and its effects.
    • 3/5
      Sixty-four year old, Jennifer White, was a renowned hand surgeon until Alzheimer's took hold of her mind and she was forced into early retirement. Her best friend, Amanda has been found dead with four fingers removed and Jennifer is the major suspect. Told from Jennifer's confused point of view, the reader catches glimpses of her brilliance as a doctor but also suffers with her as she struggles to stay in control becoming more confused, angry and childlike. Like Jennifer's mind, the paragraphs are jumbled allowing the reader insight into her past and present life as she moves in and out of varying periods of time. Although an unreliable narrator, the essence of Jennifer shines through - her strength, determination and intelligence.'Turn of Mind' is not a crime thriller nor is it an uplifting book, but it is fascinating and tragic as we watch the demise of Jennifer's mind until it reaches its unrelenting end.
    • 3/5
      Amanda O'Toole, a 75 year widow, is found murdered with four fingers of her right hand surgically removed. She was the long-term friend of Jennifer White, next-door neighbor and renown orthopedic surgeon. Jennifer has retired from her practice because she has Alzheimer's Disease. The police consider her the primary suspect in her neighbor's death, but Jennifer doesn't know rather or not she committed the crime. The author, Alice LaPlante uses Jennifer's voice to drive the plot of this novel. The prose, which is expertly exercised by the author, is comprised of Jennifer's past memories and present experiences in a style which one might expect of someone with dementia. Alice LaPlante describes what it must be like to realize that your self-identity is slipping away.
    • 4/5
      Listened to the audio version. Jean Reed Bahle did a marvelous job. Poignant story and mystery, both. As both my mother and mother-in-law are aged and having some dementia I was able to smile at some of the narrator's thoughts and saddened by others.
    • 4/5
      Alice LaPlante, New York Times, author of acclaimed psychological thrillers--distinguished by their stunning synthesis of family drama and engrossing suspense-- delivers a stunning debut, TURN OF MIND. A middle-aged surgeon suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s, blurring the lines between fact and fiction.Dr. Jennifer White is a former successful orthopedic surgeon, now in her early sixties, is forced to retire, due to her news of early dementia. Jennifer’s mind is deteriorating and each day she experiences an array of emotions from reality, confusion, to fear. To further complicate her uncertain life, her best friend Amanda has been murdered. During a surgical procedure, four fingers were removed from her friend’s hand. Jennifer is the prime suspect; however, she cannot imagine how this could have happened. Narrated by Jennifer we hear this haunting and complex tale, of two friends, and a disease which has taken over her mind. She is angry, frustrated, shamed, and overwhelmed, as not only is she losing part of her mind, her life, and her best friend. Is she capable of murder? Is she hiding behind her Alzheimer’s or can she really not remember the events? Why the fingers? We meet her children, her caregiver, her husband, parents, and Amanda. A disturbing world as Jennifer tries desperately to piece together the puzzle of her mind, with twist and turns leaving you guessing as to the motives of the killer. A poignant debut of a woman’s disintegrating unstable mind, filled with blurred memories, in a compelling and gripping saga---a lyrical psychological suspense with a mystery of whodunit. Skillfully written, and haunting – A tour de force! I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Jean Reed Bahle, delivering an outstanding performance as you follow the confused mind of Jennifer. Looking forward to reading, Alice LaPlante’s Coming of Age at the End of Days, coming Aug 4, 2015. If you enjoyed TURN OF MIND, recommend reading: Paul Cleave’s TRUST NO ONE (crime writer, Alzheimer’s), Lisa Genova’s STILL ALICE (professor, Alzheimer’s), and Maggie Barbieri’s ONCE UPON A LIE (retired cop, father, Alzheimer’s). Both Cleave and Barbieri add quite a bit of wit and humor, mixed with murder.
    • 5/5
      A stunningly inventive mystery with the ultimate unreliable narrator -- a woman suffering with Alzheimers. Brilliant surgeon Dr. Jennifer White has recently retired due to the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Her best friend and neighbor Amanda has been murdered and police suspect Jennifer because the victim has four fingers removed with surgical precision, but Jennifer doesn't know whether or not she did it. In fact, most days she cannot remember that her friend is dead. Over the course of the novel, clues to the crime are revealed as Jennifer's memories come and go. The investigation continues even as Jennifer's memory slowly but inexorably slips away. Masterful! This was one of my favorite books of the year.
    • 4/5
      One of the most original mysteries of the last several years. Memento meets The Woman Upstairs. The most unnerving aspect of the book is the narrator, Dr. Jennifer White's, descent into Alzheimer's. The interesting aspect is that, like in Memento, not only can the reader not rely on the narrator but the narrator cannot rely on themselves. Dr. White has fragmented recollections from various time periods from which she weaves her own reality. Even in her moments of clarity, we are uncertain how much to rely on the information provided by others around her, who are aware of her damaged and malleable memory. Interwoven through the narrative is an interesting family drama, hidden secrets, choices made, opportunities taken and untaken, complicated friendships and loves. The book loses its tightness in the 3rd quarter and the ending feels a little too pat or forced. The book may have benefited from ambiguity in which the reader was left to stitch together what they believed to be the truth from the mosaics provided by the narrator.
    • 4/5
      When I began to read I thought, "Hmm, good writing." Pretty soon, I couldn't put it down. I never thought I'd say that about a book told from the point of view of a woman with Alzheimer's, but this one's a page-turner.

      Petrea Burchard
      Camelot & Vine
    • 4/5
      Very unique book - definitely dark and gloomy. It is described as a mystery but I didn't feel it was as much of a mystery as it was a character study.
    • 4/5
      A murder mystery in which the main suspect has dementia - the premise of this book intrigued me from the time I first read about it. I was pulled into the world of Dr. Jennifer White immediately. LaPlante does an outstanding job of putting us inside the confused world that the recently widowed orthopedic surgeon inhabits. We gradually learn more about the murder that she is suspected of committing from her children, her caregiver, and the detective on the case, but unraveling the details is not easy given that the suspect herself has a shifting memory of what happened. Although I found the experience of being inside Jennifer's head fascinating, the other characters in the book were not terribly well defined (in part, because we saw them through Jennifer's eyes). This made it hard to move beyond Jennifer's perspective and to engage in the broader plot of the book. However, the book was worth reading simply because of LaPlante's ability to capture Jennifer's perspective.
    • 4/5
      While this is fiction the whole aspect of the story from the person with Alzheimer's was facinating. One of my grandmothers had Alzheimer's and one had "dementia". So each time I forget something or it takes longer to process information I get a bit nervous. Excellent story telling.
    • 2/5
      She used to be a surgeon, now her mind is slowly disintegrating. A victim of Alzheimer's disease, is she also a murderer? Even she isn't sure. Did she kill her best friend? The police think so, but why, and how could she?
    • 4/5
      What depths can a mother’s love span? Does love survive even when the brain is dying? In this novel, Dr. Jennifer White, age 64, highly respected surgeon, wife, and mother, is suffering from dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s. She is forced to retire from her practice, and gradually, her life narrows as her brain deteriorates. Her neighbor and best friend, godmother to her daughter Fiona, is found dead – murdered – with four fingers surgically removed. Dr. White is a person of interest. Author Alice LaPlante writes an excellent account of Jennifer’s life as the disease progresses. Tension builds as the police zero in on Dr. White as the killer, even as her ability to defend herself or even remember her friend ebbs away. Well written, this gripping novel will keep you fascinated until the surprising finish.
    • 3/5
      This combination fiction/mystery tells the story of Dr. Jennifer White, a brilliant surgeon who specializes in hand surgery, and is suspected of murdering her best friend and then carefully removing her fingers. The hitch in this story is that Jennifer has Alzheimer's and can't even remember that her friend has died, let alone whether or not she was the murderer. What makes this book fascinating is that the narrator is Jennifer and is told in the voice of someone with drastic mood swings and severe memory loss. I really enjoyed seeing this perspective of Alzheimer's. But, the mystery portion was only mediocre for me. In fact, I finished this book less than 2 months ago and somehow, I cannot remember who was the murderer (at least no spoilers here!). Maybe it's early onset dementia for me, but the mystery part of this story was not that captivating (or memorable), but the emotion and frustration of a highly skilled person going through such a debilitating disease was fascinating.
    • 5/5
      Dr. Jennifer White was a highly skilled orthopedic surgeon whose specialty was hands. She was forced to retire because of her dementia, and now she lives a quite life with her caretaker. Her children visit occasionally and have the power to take care of her finances and medical decisions. But her carefully constructed plan for easing her last days is disrupted when her best friend and down the street neighbor is murdered. Amanda was more than a friend to Jennifer--she was the godmother of her children, her confidante, the one who truly understood her. But could Jennifer herself have been involved in her murder?--after all, her fingers were cut off. This is the question that the police, Jennifer's children, her caretaker, and the reader all want to know the answer to. But since this story is told from Jennifer's point of view it is hard to get at the facts through the haze of dementia.This was an excellent story, there is the element of it being a mystery where the reader is trying to guess who killed Amanda. But it is also a fascinating character study as the reader follows Jennifer's thoughts and memories. Her children, family, and friends all come across as vivid characters as well. I think this would make a great book for discussion groups who could discuss these strong characters and their secrets and associations, as well as the role that dementia plays in the book and the good or bad of secrets becoming uncovered.
    • 4/5
      From my blogIt was suggested to me by Christa to read a summary of the book to see if I would enjoy the style of writing, I think this is the perfect idea to consider. Christa's review at Mental Foodie: A book and food lover blog. The whole book is told from Dr. White's perspective, who has different stages of dementia and from journal entries from the other characters. They are simple paragraphs and having her as the unreliable narrator adds to the mystery. At times it doesn't make sense initially but also ties in together at the end. My favourite times is when she goes back to being an active physician, she was obviously respected in her work and the murder was a direct tie in with her profession also. My dad has dementia and so reading this felt personal to me. I have read enough books to know this novel was genuine on what goes through the heads of victims to this harsh illness. Many times not making sense to the reader or Dr. White. If you read mysteries you may not be surprised by the ending but I thought it was executed well in this style. The relationship of Dr. White with her son, daughter and best friend was memorable. Mixed emotions with family drama, grief, loss, anger, humor and trust all surrounding her being the person of interest with the murder of her best friend. She is the one who can answer the questions unanswered but she doesn't remember, glimpse are clear but did it really happen..... This was a great novel with a unreliable character with dementia. I think Still Alice by Lisa Genova is the best novel for those interested in reading a book on Dementia/Alzheimers. Favourite quotes I've read enough about this disease to know that you can't predict the future by the past. It's like they say about parenting: Just when you think you've mastered it, everything changes. 22 % on Kindle My plots are simple: Walk to the door. Wait until no one is looking. Open the door. Leave. Go home. Bar the front entrance against all comers. 62% on Kindle
    • 4/5
      This is more of a 3.5-star review because of the ending. I loved the story from Jennifer's perspective, although at times, it was heartbreaking.