Sarah, it transpires, is suffering from 'left neglect', a brain condition experienced by stroke sufferers and accident victims, in which your perception of 'left' vanishes. Left Neglected is an unforgettable story about finding abundance in the most difficult of circumstances, learning to pay attention to the details, and nourishing what truly matters. I thought this was going to be a "rich busy woman who neglects her children for the sake of her career gets what she deserves" story, but I was wrong. I'm so glad I read this book! Start by marking “Left Neglected” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Until one fateful day, while driving to work and trying to make a phone call, she looks away from the road for one second too long. Left Neglect is a neurological condition resulting from right-hemisphere brain damage. I am afflicted with the condition left neglect, so I found this doubly dissapointing, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2020. This book was interesting. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. By turns heartwarming and heartbreaking it chronicles the journey of a career woman after life throws her a really nasty curve-ball. Acclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, and Inside the O’Briens. Right-sided spatial neglect is rare because there is redundant processing of the right space by both the left and right cerebral hemisp… It seems impossible for a busy workaholic - but as she undergoes therapy first in hospital and then at home, Sarah begins to realize her condition might not be the end of the world. So it's not surprising, perhaps, that she decides to cut a corner by checking her phone while driving. I'm so glad I stumbled on the interview. I sat in my car listening to Diane Rehm interview Lisa Genova about her new book. © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, and over one million other books are available for. First of all, I think that the title of this book is very clever, just like the novel. I even tried the audiobook, it is quite possibly the worst thing I have ever been subjected to. This is another brilliant novel by Lisa Genova! After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. I live with it every day and I don't think this book truly described it well. Please try again. As a rule books about illnesses do not interest me and this one written by an illness fabricator was better than average, I suppose. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it a bit more if I had waited to read it as I have a family member dealing with the effects of trauma to the brain and I am sensitive to the topic. Please try your request again later. No insights, no progression, no story, no characters worth investing in; only self-indulgen. Our safety and life are not worth risking a deadline or an appointment. A self-confessed balloon about to burst, Sarah miraculously manages every minute of her life like an air traffic controller. She usually looks at some sort of medical condition and explores how it effects people, using her medical background alongside her amazing ability to communicate a great story. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. I didn't find it as gripping as "Still Alice" (which is one of my favourite books) but it was a good story.