A review by tiggerser
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova

5.0

I loved this book! Sarah is a hard charging business woman who multi-tasks every minute of her life. She has a car accident that produces a traumatic brain injury causing left neglect. Her therapy and recovery makes you realize all the things you take for granted and what you would miss without knowledge of left. Sarah is smart, clever, and hard on herself during recovery, but as the story progresses she learns to accept herself in her new state. She needs assistance during recovery so her estranged mother comes to the rescue in the firm if super grandma and overly helpful/annoying mother. As Sarah eases up in herself, she finds room to love her mother and see their life together from a new perspective. You will laugh at some of the recovery things like sex, putting on pants, and applying makeup. The author makes light of the tragedy as all families coping with something massive, scary, and new would. Lisa Genova dies not patronize her readers by making light of a severe condition. She exposes some horrible but real truths, but also offers enough inspiration and hope through unusual sources of help for handicapped. I believe this book was well thought out and researched and would gladly read another along similar lines.