Love Anthony - Hardcover

'There's a point in the narrative where one of the characters becomes so engrossed in reading a book that she loses track of time. Readers of Genova s latest excellent offering might very well find the same happening to them' --Kirkus

'Vivid and memorable writing ... By the time you are finished reading, you will have read a wonderful novel while also emerging more knowledgeable about the world of autism.' --Bookreporter.com

Olivia Donatelli's dream of a 'normal' life was shattered when her son, Anthony, was diagnosed with autism at age three. He didn't speak. He hated to be touched. He almost never made eye contact. And just as Olivia was starting to realise that happiness and autism could coexist, Anthony died. Now she's alone in a cottage on Nantucket, separated from her husband, desperate to understand the meaning of her son's short life, when a chance encounter with another woman facing her own loss brings Anthony alive again for Olivia in a most unexpected way. In a piercing story about motherhood, love and female friendship, Lisa Genova offers us two unforgettable women on the verge of change who discover the small but exuberant voice that helps them both find the answers they need.