Staff Pick- Left Neglected by Lisa Genova

Sarah Nickerson is a career-driven supermom living in an affluent Boston suburb. She leads a hectic but charmed life with her husband and three children. She is the VP of human

resources at Berkley Consulting, but also fits in taking kids to soccer, daycare, piano lessons...and tries to make it home for dinner.  It's a wonder this over-achieving, over-scheduled mom has time to breathe!

But on one fateful day, a quick phone call on the way to work and taking her eyes off the road for one second changes her life forever. A traumatic brain injury completely erases the left side of her world and she must learn to pay close attention to details around her, including her formerly absent mother. She has no awareness of food on the left side of her plate, or even her own left hand and must search for answers in her semi-world. 

It's a story of learning independence and finding healing and understanding that perhaps her new, true life - the one away from her former hectic, over-scheduled one - a life of happiness and peace is greater than all the success in the world. This is the first book I've read by Lisa Genova and I was wonderfully impressed. I look forward to reading more of Lisa's novels!

Check it out in our catalog here. 

-Staci

 

Staff Pick - The Happy Room

In The Happy Room by Catherine Palmer, the Mossman children believed their parents had abandoned them after being sent to a boarding school at a young age. Peter turned from God in anger, while Julia embraced her faith. 

They are drawn together by their sister's tragic illness, and they must face the truth of their past. They make peace with each other and their parents and discover God has never left them. 

I found this to be a very interesting read. The characters are children of missionary parents to Kenya, and this book includes description of the culture and language of its people. 

One thing I took away from this book is that despite anger and bitterness toward family, there is room for forgiveness and peace!  I would love to read more books by this author!

If you'd like to check out The Happy Room, you can find it in our catalog by clicking here.

-Staci