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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
This book is about Alzheimer's disease and its effects on family. It is also a legal thriller with unethical lawyers and a medical thriller with shady doctors and illegal and unethical experiments. Josie Rinaldi is a lawyer trying to balance life with her father who has Alzheimer's with new career. She is trying to keep her promise to her mother to keep him out of a home but her absences from work may get her fired. On the advice of her boss she convinces her father to try out this special facility run by a doctor leading the way in Alzheimer's research. First unethical move-the boss is the facilities' lawyer and as it turns out, a lot more than that. Unethical area number 2-the doctor is doing experimental work without approval. And we have a corrupt and unethical Senator too. The cure for Alzheimer's is at stake so of course there is a lot of money involved. I love Robin Cook and his medical mysteries so I quite enjoyed this book. The medicine was interesting without being too technical. The characters were wonderfully good or wonderfully bad as intended. You couldn't help but feel sorry for Josie and the way she is treated. I wanted revenge for her! The courtroom drama of John Grisham was there too. This was a worthwhile read about a topic becoming more important as Baby Boomers age. I received a copy from Book Sirens and I am glad I read it.
If you enjoy a slow-starting thriller with complex characters that allows you take the time to savor the building story, you will love this book.
Josephine, the daughter, was in a difficult situation. Her confused father was not safe without supervision, but she needed to work to afford care for him. I loved the realism of the father-daughter relationship. This story highlights the challenges of family members caring for an Alzheimer’s patient.
Josephine, the daughter, was in a difficult situation. Her confused father was not safe without supervision, but she needed to work to afford care for him. I loved the realism of the father-daughter relationship. This story highlights the challenges of family members caring for an Alzheimer’s patient.
4.5 stars
Wow, this was a great ride. I don't often come across stories about aging characters, so that and the plot had me very interested. Jo has a somewhat turbulent relationship with her father and his increasing dementia only adds to the strain. When Jo finally decides to move him to a very promising research facility, where he'll be cared for by the best in the field, she's relieved to be able to live her own life, again. Unfortunately, her father's new home is being run by people who are under immense pressure to produce results that require more time than they have.
The characters in this story actually behaved realistically, and every time I thought the story was about to have me rolling my eyes, it ended up giving me exactly what I needed it to. Nearly everyone in the story was reasonably well-rounded and someone I could easily sympathize with, and I was eager to know what happened next, throughout the whole book. I thought the story was incredibly well-crafted. I was hoping for a different ending, but it definitely made for a memorable one. I hope Anderson continues to write new stories, because I'm looking forward to the next one.
Wow, this was a great ride. I don't often come across stories about aging characters, so that and the plot had me very interested. Jo has a somewhat turbulent relationship with her father and his increasing dementia only adds to the strain. When Jo finally decides to move him to a very promising research facility, where he'll be cared for by the best in the field, she's relieved to be able to live her own life, again. Unfortunately, her father's new home is being run by people who are under immense pressure to produce results that require more time than they have.
The characters in this story actually behaved realistically, and every time I thought the story was about to have me rolling my eyes, it ended up giving me exactly what I needed it to. Nearly everyone in the story was reasonably well-rounded and someone I could easily sympathize with, and I was eager to know what happened next, throughout the whole book. I thought the story was incredibly well-crafted. I was hoping for a different ending, but it definitely made for a memorable one. I hope Anderson continues to write new stories, because I'm looking forward to the next one.
Wow. I used to read a lot of Robin Cook books and so this appealed. It started off quite slow and then really built into a crescendo. I really did enjoy it and was gripped all day today reading it.
Loved the ending, loved the sub ending and finally got a resolution to what was worrying me and made sense.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Loved the ending, loved the sub ending and finally got a resolution to what was worrying me and made sense.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.