Left Neglected

The 30 minutes before la-la land is my favourite time. 

I would be snuggle in bed with a puffed up pillow behind my back and a book in hand. For a couple of months, Plants vs Zombies 2 shared some of the days with the book. But for the last one week, zombies had not a chance. I was faithfully in bed with Lisa Genova every single night.

Lisa is telling a story about Sarah, who used to be a successful workaholic and a supermom before she suffered from Left Neglect after being involved in a car accident. She lost the use of the left side of her body, but the world continued to be whole to her. When she ate, the left side of her plate was untouched. To her, she had eaten up everything. When she put on her make up, only the right side was done up. 

There was a part that I especially like. Sarah was painting and her mother commented that the left side of her painting lacked some colour, due to her disability on the left. However, this unintended action made the mural hauntingly beautiful. The left was like a winter and it slowly transcended into spring with the colour becoming more obvious on the right. It just sort of tells us there is always a beautiful side in every situation. 

The story tells of a world of adjustment that the family made, and the reconciliation of mother and daughter. A perfect book for a female reader who is looking for something light and meaningful. Genova sprinkled humour in all corners of the story, slightly different from "Still Alice", her first book. 

Both books tapped on her medical knowledge. Still Alice has been adapted into a movie, starring Julianne Moore! I am very much looking forward to the movie, since I am a fan of book-adapted movies. I like to the see the characters come alive on screens. 

Both books are available in Singapore National Library for loans.

Or, Amazon and Book Depository has the book for you to add to your collection. Don't forget to take the shipping cost into consideration!