Every year, for the past five years, I spend a few months reading
books in preparation for the Tucson Festival of Books. I like to peruse the list of authors on the
TFOB website and then pick some new authors to explore while making sure I have
read the latest books of my old favorites.
Lisa Genova is an author that I first encountered a couple of years ago
at the TFOB. She spoke about her book, Still Alice – a book I hadn’t heard of until then. I ended up blogging about that book last
year.
Well, Lisa Genova is coming back to the Festival of Books
and this time I am ready for her. I just
finished her new book, Love Anthony
and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This book
is about two women living on Nantucket Island.
Olivia is trying to make sense of a devastating loss and Beth is in the
midst of one. Olivia is asking about the
meaning of a life after the accidental death of her 8 year-old autistic son
while Beth is struggling with the issue of forgiveness. These two women come together when Beth
returns to writing and brings to life the voice of a young boy with autism -- a
voice that sounds uncannily like the voice of Olivia’s son – if he had ever
spoken.
Love Anthony is certainly about autism and the struggles of having
an autistic son but it is also about two women who need to create new
lives. I won’t tell you whether they
pull it off or not. So read the book and
stay tuned to Tucsonfestivalofbooks.org for the schedule and come see and hear Lisa
Genova in person!
Betsey S.
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