An accomplished concert pianist, Richard has already suffered many losses in his life: the acrimonious divorce from his ex-wife, Karina; the estrangement of his daughter, Grace; and now, a devastating diagnosis. ALS.
The relentlessly progressive
An accomplished concert pianist, Richard has already suffered many losses in his life: the acrimonious divorce from his ex-wife, Karina; the estrangement of his daughter, Grace; & now, a devastating diagnosis. ALS.
The relentlessly progressive paralysis of ALS begins in the cruellest way possible
- in his hands.
As Richard becomes more & more locked inside his body & can no longer play piano or live on his own, Karina steps in as his reluctant caregiver.
Paralysed in a different way, Karina is trapped within a prison of excuses & blame, stuck in an unfulfilling life as an after-school piano teacher, afraid to pursue the path she abandoned as a young woman.
As Richard's muscles, voice & breath fade, the two struggle to reconcile their past before it's too late.
Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781760633080
• Author: Lisa Genova
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9cm