--- product_id: 3457683 title: "Still Alice" price: "AED 72" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/3457683-still-alice store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # 4.6/5 from 22,872 readers Debut novel by Harvard neuroscientist Authentic portrayal of early-onset Alzheimer's Still Alice **Price:** AED 72 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🧠 Unlock the mind’s most intimate story β€” before it slips away. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Still Alice - **How much does it cost?** AED 72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/3457683-still-alice) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **FOMO for Thought Leaders:** Join thousands who’ve embraced this essential read on brain health and human resilience. - β€’ **Inside the Mind's Decline:** Experience Alzheimer's from the patient's perspective, a rare and powerful narrative choice. - β€’ **Neuroscience Meets Narrative:** Written by Harvard Ph.D. Lisa Genova, blending expert insight with compelling storytelling. - β€’ **A Must-Read Cultural Touchstone:** Elevate your bookshelf with a critically acclaimed bestseller that sparks empathy and awareness. - β€’ **Emotional & Intellectual Impact:** Ranks top #42 in Medical Fiction, resonating deeply with readers and caregivers alike. ## Overview Still Alice is a bestselling debut novel by Harvard neuroscientist Lisa Genova that offers a rare, deeply personal look at early-onset Alzheimer's disease through the eyes of a 50-year-old Harvard professor. Praised for its scientific accuracy and emotional depth, the book has earned a 4.6-star rating from over 22,000 readers and ranks among the top medical fiction titles, making it an essential read for professionals and caregivers seeking insight into this devastating condition. ## Description Still Alice is a compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's disease, written by first-time author Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph. D in neuroscience from Harvard University. Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer's disease. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable detail what's it's like to literally lose your mind... Reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind , Ordinary People and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time , Still Alice packs a powerful emotional punch and marks the arrival of a strong new voice in fiction. Review: Still Alice could be titled Still Carolyn - This is my second reading of Still Alice. At the first reading, my sister Carolyn, age 51, had been diagnosed with EOAD, and the disease had progressed to the point at which I had her placed in a facility with a separate Alzheimer's unit. I had kept her in her home with round-the-clock caregivers until I ran out of people willing to tend to Alzheimer's patients. I dearly loved Carolyn and was determined to find the best place for her to live out her days. In many of the places I visited, I saw groups of people who were heavily sedated. It was heartbreaking to see patients, with no life in their eyes, staring at a television screen. I became frantic until I found the perfect place for her. The facility itself was home-like, cheerful, secure and spotless. It was surrounded by beautiful gardens and outdoor patios. The residents were a lively group, and the staff treated each person with loving respect. Everyone was kept busy and activities abounded. I visited Carolyn four times each week and watched her decline. She still knew me and even my name until she had a psychotic break. The end was near, and I begged God to take her. As of this reading of Still Alice, she has been gone for two years. My last good memory of her occurred when she bent down and plucked a single blade of grass and marveled at it. Lisa Genova described EOAD so accurately that I read my sister's life through her eyes. I became concerned when Carolyn was unable to find the word for the simplest object. A chair was the "thingy that you sat on". Everything became a thingy, much as it did for Alice. She also repeated herself numerous times in our frequent coast-to-coast phone calls. Her husband refused to take her to a doctor or to even admit that anything was amiss. As a result, my husband and I moved back East from California. Soon after we got back, Carolyn's husband died, and I immediately took her to a neurologist. He determined that she was in the advanced stage of the disease. Although he prescribed Aricept and Namanda, he cautioned me to expect little from the drugs. I always wondered what went through Carolyn's mind because she was unable to articulate her thoughts. The book gave me some insight, although I do not think it possible to read someone's mind. I often wondered when she crossed the line between knowing she had Alzheimer's and having no clue. She had occasional bouts of anger which I think rose from frustration. The biggest irony to me is that the more the disease progressed, the gentler and sweeter she became. I likened her to a happy little toddler. Finding Alice was a comfort to me. I was especially happy that Alice's children rallied round her. Lydia, in particular, who had butted heads with her mother for years became her greatest champion. I was ambivalent about her husband, especially when he wanted to move her to New York to secure his dream job. I learned from Carolyn's doctors that Alzheimer's patients possess a strong sense of place. Expecting to take Alice from the only home she knew because he incorrectly assumed that she wouldn't know the difference was wrong on many levels. On the other hand, I couldn't fault him for commuting to New York. As a full-time caregiver for so long, he had a right to pursue his dream. Leaving Alice with her children, grandchildren and a paid caregiver was the best solution. As another reviewer wrote, this book should be required reading. As the baby boomers age, we are ill-equipped to care for the increasing number of Alzheimer's patients. Becoming a full-time caregiver for someone who is unable to perform the smallest task takes its toll even on a young person. With the disintegration of the nuclear family, adult children might not be able to move as I did. And there is the nasty little problem of money. My sister was fortunate to be able to live in a top-notch facility. Sadly, she is the exception. One of the most daunting challenges facing researchers today is finding a cure. I thank Lisa Genova for writing an informative, no-holds-barred book about a disease everyone fears. Still Alice does not romanticize dementia as other books, such as The Notebook, have done. Review: A moving novel about a dread disease - The story of Alice Howland, as written by Lisa Genova in Still Alice, has been explained by other reviewers so I'll keep my synopsis short. The novel is about an eminent psychology professor at Harvard who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She struggles through the minor forgetfulness and disorientation of the early stages, gets diagnosed, and experiences worsening symptoms as her life disintegrates by degree. Her husband, also a PhD professor and researcher at Harvard, finds it difficult to cope with her disease while still maintaining his stature and work ethic. Her adult children, while supportive, have their own self-absorbed lives to live. And the administrators at Harvard, rightfully so, cannot allow her to continue in her current job when it becomes apparent that her teaching skills have declined. Her once brilliant worldwide lectures have become less than expert and not representative of Harvard standards. And she is deemed incapable of continuing her research programs. We experience all this deterioration from Alice's viewpoint, instead of as an outside observer, as most stories are told. And we suffer along with her. The destruction of brain process is visible from the outside but Genova takes us to the internal devastation where portions of the brain responsible for cognition and awareness are no longer accessible. People in advanced stages of dementia cannot understand or verbalize such decimation so the author presents Alice's view by using early-onset as a tracking vehicle to gain the point of view while cognitive recognition is still available in her. I felt uncomfortable with the suddenness of the Alzheimer's diagnosis on Alice, thinking it normally took more time for the disease to be uncovered. The author, in an interview at book's end, apparently reading my mind, stated she gave Alice a rapid path to diagnosis to get the book moving and to keep it to a reasonable length. She also mentioned the need to include suicidal thoughts occurring in Alice that, although somewhat controversial in public mindset, has occurred in virtually every person with early-onset under the age of sixty five that the author knows. I found it interesting that symptoms in an early-onset victim's life that get assimilated and adjusted to, seem to always change at a later time creating more problems to be dealt with. An insufferable life just starts to be tolerable when new obstacles appear, creating a sense of hopelessness. To me, this gradual descent into despair is a very frightening aspect of Alzheimer's This book is brilliant. It is written by an academic about events in the lives of academics so, as expected, there is abundant use of scientific and medical jargon. However, Dr. Genova is careful to use professional language where appropriate and to write for the rest of us in the overall context of her story. I actually found it enjoyable to delve into some of the terms and studies she included to find out more about them. Dr. Lisa Genova holds a Ph.D. from Harvard in neuroscience. She is a columnist for the National Alzheimer's Association and a recognized neurology expert who is also a public speaker on Alzheimer's issues. She seems to focus on fictional stories that deal with brain disorders. Here we have early-onset Alzheimer's. Her new book, Left Neglected, is about a fast-living professional woman who suffers a life-altering brain injury in an automobile accident. And still to come is a book about childhood autism. Genova makes abundant use of experts in formulating her story line. Her education and academic standing gives her uncommon access to other brilliant minds. She has the ability and credentials to ask the right questions in the right professional language and to understand the clinically formed answers. She is then able to apply the knowledge she gains to form the thought processes and actions of those suffering from the disabling disorder into clear layman prose. She also states in her interview that she wanted to create a story that was "a truthful and respectful depiction of life with Alzheimer's," and she wanted the story to be from the point of view of the victim rather than the caregiver. Dr. Genova, you have done so magnificently. ## Features - Great product! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #12,399 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #42 in Medical Fiction (Books) #581 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction #990 in Contemporary Women Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 22,872 Reviews | ## Images ![Still Alice - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812tS2LjddL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Still Alice could be titled Still Carolyn *by S***N on February 26, 2015* This is my second reading of Still Alice. At the first reading, my sister Carolyn, age 51, had been diagnosed with EOAD, and the disease had progressed to the point at which I had her placed in a facility with a separate Alzheimer's unit. I had kept her in her home with round-the-clock caregivers until I ran out of people willing to tend to Alzheimer's patients. I dearly loved Carolyn and was determined to find the best place for her to live out her days. In many of the places I visited, I saw groups of people who were heavily sedated. It was heartbreaking to see patients, with no life in their eyes, staring at a television screen. I became frantic until I found the perfect place for her. The facility itself was home-like, cheerful, secure and spotless. It was surrounded by beautiful gardens and outdoor patios. The residents were a lively group, and the staff treated each person with loving respect. Everyone was kept busy and activities abounded. I visited Carolyn four times each week and watched her decline. She still knew me and even my name until she had a psychotic break. The end was near, and I begged God to take her. As of this reading of Still Alice, she has been gone for two years. My last good memory of her occurred when she bent down and plucked a single blade of grass and marveled at it. Lisa Genova described EOAD so accurately that I read my sister's life through her eyes. I became concerned when Carolyn was unable to find the word for the simplest object. A chair was the "thingy that you sat on". Everything became a thingy, much as it did for Alice. She also repeated herself numerous times in our frequent coast-to-coast phone calls. Her husband refused to take her to a doctor or to even admit that anything was amiss. As a result, my husband and I moved back East from California. Soon after we got back, Carolyn's husband died, and I immediately took her to a neurologist. He determined that she was in the advanced stage of the disease. Although he prescribed Aricept and Namanda, he cautioned me to expect little from the drugs. I always wondered what went through Carolyn's mind because she was unable to articulate her thoughts. The book gave me some insight, although I do not think it possible to read someone's mind. I often wondered when she crossed the line between knowing she had Alzheimer's and having no clue. She had occasional bouts of anger which I think rose from frustration. The biggest irony to me is that the more the disease progressed, the gentler and sweeter she became. I likened her to a happy little toddler. Finding Alice was a comfort to me. I was especially happy that Alice's children rallied round her. Lydia, in particular, who had butted heads with her mother for years became her greatest champion. I was ambivalent about her husband, especially when he wanted to move her to New York to secure his dream job. I learned from Carolyn's doctors that Alzheimer's patients possess a strong sense of place. Expecting to take Alice from the only home she knew because he incorrectly assumed that she wouldn't know the difference was wrong on many levels. On the other hand, I couldn't fault him for commuting to New York. As a full-time caregiver for so long, he had a right to pursue his dream. Leaving Alice with her children, grandchildren and a paid caregiver was the best solution. As another reviewer wrote, this book should be required reading. As the baby boomers age, we are ill-equipped to care for the increasing number of Alzheimer's patients. Becoming a full-time caregiver for someone who is unable to perform the smallest task takes its toll even on a young person. With the disintegration of the nuclear family, adult children might not be able to move as I did. And there is the nasty little problem of money. My sister was fortunate to be able to live in a top-notch facility. Sadly, she is the exception. One of the most daunting challenges facing researchers today is finding a cure. I thank Lisa Genova for writing an informative, no-holds-barred book about a disease everyone fears. Still Alice does not romanticize dementia as other books, such as The Notebook, have done. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A moving novel about a dread disease *by S***E on June 24, 2011* The story of Alice Howland, as written by Lisa Genova in Still Alice, has been explained by other reviewers so I'll keep my synopsis short. The novel is about an eminent psychology professor at Harvard who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She struggles through the minor forgetfulness and disorientation of the early stages, gets diagnosed, and experiences worsening symptoms as her life disintegrates by degree. Her husband, also a PhD professor and researcher at Harvard, finds it difficult to cope with her disease while still maintaining his stature and work ethic. Her adult children, while supportive, have their own self-absorbed lives to live. And the administrators at Harvard, rightfully so, cannot allow her to continue in her current job when it becomes apparent that her teaching skills have declined. Her once brilliant worldwide lectures have become less than expert and not representative of Harvard standards. And she is deemed incapable of continuing her research programs. We experience all this deterioration from Alice's viewpoint, instead of as an outside observer, as most stories are told. And we suffer along with her. The destruction of brain process is visible from the outside but Genova takes us to the internal devastation where portions of the brain responsible for cognition and awareness are no longer accessible. People in advanced stages of dementia cannot understand or verbalize such decimation so the author presents Alice's view by using early-onset as a tracking vehicle to gain the point of view while cognitive recognition is still available in her. I felt uncomfortable with the suddenness of the Alzheimer's diagnosis on Alice, thinking it normally took more time for the disease to be uncovered. The author, in an interview at book's end, apparently reading my mind, stated she gave Alice a rapid path to diagnosis to get the book moving and to keep it to a reasonable length. She also mentioned the need to include suicidal thoughts occurring in Alice that, although somewhat controversial in public mindset, has occurred in virtually every person with early-onset under the age of sixty five that the author knows. I found it interesting that symptoms in an early-onset victim's life that get assimilated and adjusted to, seem to always change at a later time creating more problems to be dealt with. An insufferable life just starts to be tolerable when new obstacles appear, creating a sense of hopelessness. To me, this gradual descent into despair is a very frightening aspect of Alzheimer's This book is brilliant. It is written by an academic about events in the lives of academics so, as expected, there is abundant use of scientific and medical jargon. However, Dr. Genova is careful to use professional language where appropriate and to write for the rest of us in the overall context of her story. I actually found it enjoyable to delve into some of the terms and studies she included to find out more about them. Dr. Lisa Genova holds a Ph.D. from Harvard in neuroscience. She is a columnist for the National Alzheimer's Association and a recognized neurology expert who is also a public speaker on Alzheimer's issues. She seems to focus on fictional stories that deal with brain disorders. Here we have early-onset Alzheimer's. Her new book, Left Neglected, is about a fast-living professional woman who suffers a life-altering brain injury in an automobile accident. And still to come is a book about childhood autism. Genova makes abundant use of experts in formulating her story line. Her education and academic standing gives her uncommon access to other brilliant minds. She has the ability and credentials to ask the right questions in the right professional language and to understand the clinically formed answers. She is then able to apply the knowledge she gains to form the thought processes and actions of those suffering from the disabling disorder into clear layman prose. She also states in her interview that she wanted to create a story that was "a truthful and respectful depiction of life with Alzheimer's," and she wanted the story to be from the point of view of the victim rather than the caregiver. Dr. Genova, you have done so magnificently. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Took Me By Surprise! *by Y***N on May 15, 2013* This book club pick for May is actually a lot more engaging than I expected it to be. Initially a bit turned off by what promised to be a depressing storyline, my curiosity piqued after learning that Genova initially self-published this popular novel before landing a contract with Simon & Schuster. Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease comes to terrifying life in Genova's debut. Alice is almost immediately relatable, and only becomes more and more sympathetic as the book (and her disease) progresses. She makes a few early decisions that did make me not like her all the time, but this only adds to the stark realism that is so prominent throughout the book. The authenticity in which Genova captures Alice's disease and symptoms makes this one of the more genuinely horrific novels - more so than the many titles actually intended to terrify their readers. For those with even a hint of hypochondria, this may be a bit much to handle, as it easy to self-diagnose yourself with this tragic illness. As Alice becomes more likable in the novel, her husband becomes even less so. Her husband's attitude throughout the novel, though certainly realistic, at times takes on an almost sinister edge to his selfishness. Almost entirely from Alice's perspective, the one rather abrupt and jarring scene from John's point of view does little to redeem him. But all of Genova's male characters have a less solid presence than Alice and the other female characters. It is an interesting book and breathes a fascinating perspective on this terrible disease. And perhaps most importantly, the way the POV is handled keeps this from being an overly sappy and sentimental novel. Yes, it is terrifying, tragic and tearjerking, but it actually is not as depressing as I feared it would be. I think it will definitely inspire a lot of interesting discussion with my book club! 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