March 2012 - LEFT NEGLECTED



The Turning Leaves Book Club met in March 2012 at the home of Geri Beckman to discuss the book Left Neglected by Lisa Genova. 

Amazon.com describes the book as follows:
Sarah Nickerson, like any other working mom, is busy trying to have it all. One morning while racing to work and distracted by her cell phone, she looks away from the road for one second too long. In that blink of an eye, all the rapidly moving parts of her over-scheduled life come to a screeching halt. After a brain injury steals her awareness of everything on her left side, Sarah must retrain her mind to perceive the world as a whole. In so doing, she also learns how to pay attention to the people and parts of her life that matter most.

Generally, the group had favorable ratings for the book, most ranging from a 6 to an 8. We were all intrigued by the medical condition that was the center of the book. Most of the criticism for the book revolved around the underdevelopment of the characters and the relationships in the book. The subject matter of the book led to some interesting discussion and a mix of opinions, especially as it related to working mothers and the effect that this can have on our family and ourselves.  At the end of the night we were all still good friends and enjoyed a tasty juneberry pie topped with ice cream.

We also welcomed a new member, Debby Karas, to our group.  We are glad to have her in our group. 

We send "get well soon" wishes to Tracy, one of our dear members who is dealing with some health problems.  We are looking forward to her feeling better and joining us for book club again soon.

Our next book is Defending Jacob by William Landay.  Marcia Rost will be hosting the group at her home on April 19th.