Inside the O'Briens : a novel
Book |
First Gallery Books hardcover edition. |
Gallery Books,
New York :
2015.
- 13 of 15 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Fort Erie Library System
- 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | FIC GENOV 2015 | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Stevensville | FIC GENOV 2015 | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Joe O'Brien is a forty-four-year-old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, proud father of four children in their twenties, and respected officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He initially attributes these episodes to the stress of his job, but as these symptoms worsen, he agrees to see a neurologist and is handed a diagnosis that will change his and his family's lives forever: Huntington's Disease. Huntington's is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure. Each of Joe's four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting their father's disease, and a simple blood test can reveal their genetic fate. While watching her potential future in her father's escalating symptoms, twenty-one-year-old daughter Katie struggles with the questions this test imposes on her young adult life. Does she want to know? What if she's gene positive? Can she live with the constant anxiety of not knowing? As Joe's symptoms worsen and he's eventually stripped of his badge and more, Joe struggles to maintain hope and a sense of purpose, while Katie and her siblings must find the courage to either live a life "at risk" or learn their fate.
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Details
- ISBN: 147671777X
- ISBN: 9781476717777
- Physical Description: print343 pages
- Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2015.
- General Note: LSC 29.99