Love Anthony: Lisa Genova
In her third fictional novel, Love Anthony, author Lisa Genova examines the themes of autism,
marital infidelity, motherhood, and female introspection against the beautiful
backdrop of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The novel deviates between the female
voices of Olivia, a recently separated mother of an autistic child named
Anthony and Beth, a local Nantucket mother of three daughters who has found out
that her husband, Jimmy has been unfaithful to her. The novel digresses between
the two voices of Beth and Olivia. Olivia struggles to find meaning in life after
losing her beloved son, Anthony, as Beth tries to find a new normal without
Jimmy. Beth is drawn finding her former writing voice about a young boy she saw
one day on Dead Man’s Beach, a place Olivia has frequented before with
Anthony. Similarly, Olivia begins
photographing families on the Nantucket beaches to support her income as a
single mother. As the novel progresses, their lives intertwine and the women
become immersed in each other’s stories. The novel examines themes of
motherhood and maintaining the creative voice that drives our artistic
passions.
Lisa Genova has built a following with her fantastic gift of
portraying authentic female protagonists in her novels. The voices of these
women seem real and readers become quietly immersed in her plot lines. In Love Anthony, Genova has also again
brought her expertise as a Harvard trained scholar of neurology to discuss the
field of autism. I was thrilled to receive an advance copy of Love Anthony and am happy to report that
Ms. Genova’s third book is currently receiving rave reviews. If you are looking for a wonderful novel to
dive into in the cold months, this one will not disappoint. I am waiting with
excitement for her fourth book to arrive!
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