Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genoa, author of Still Alice, is a look at little known neurological disease called Huntington’s. When Boston police officer Joe O’Brien begins dropping things, losing his temper, forgetting things and having involuntary spasms, his wife takes him to the doctor and he is diagnosed with Huntington’s disease. There is no cure, just a slow degeneration over a decade or two until death and a fifty percent chance that each of his four kids will get it.

Genoa has a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard, so this is a well informed, compassionate look at the human side of this devastating disease. As beautifully written as Still Alice, this is a worthwhile read.