Every Note Played

Book #60 Read in 2018
Every Note Played by Lisa Genova

I love Genova's writing.  She is a neurobiologist who brings that knowledge to each book she writes.  In this one, she details a concert pianist, Richard, who is diagnosed with ALS.  Richard is not a sympathetic character when readers first meet him; he cheated on his ex-wife countless time, chose his music over his daughter etc.  But throughout the book, Genova makes him into a sympathetic character who is going through a horrible disease.  She also shows the effects of that disease on Karina, the ex-wife who takes Richard back into her home to care for him, and Grace, his daughter.  It is not an easy read but a powerful one.