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Left Neglected
''Left Neglected'' is a 2011 novel by Lisa Genova. It is the second novel of the author,〔"(Left Neglected )" ((Archive )). ''Publishers Weekly'', Oct 18, 2010, Vol.257(41), p.24(1). Retrieved on February 25, 2015.〕 who is a neuroscientist.〔Lucchetta, Carla. "(Having it all - until you can't )." ''The Globe and Mail''. Friday January 14, 2011. Updated Friday January 21, 2011. Retrieved on February 25, 2015.〕
Heller McAlpin of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' stated that ''Left Neglected'' "is about tending to neglected areas and healing rifts - familial and emotional as well as neurological."〔McAlpin, Heller. "('Left Neglected,' by Lisa Genova: review )" ((Archive )). ''San Francisco Chronicle''. Sunday January 2, 2011. Retrieved on February 25, 2015.〕
==Story==
In the book 37-year-old Sarah Nickerson gets into a car accident and receives left neglect, a condition which results from damage to the right hemisphere of the brain.〔Treadway, Jessica. "(From tragedy comes empathy )" ((Archive )). ''The Boston Globe''. January 8, 2011. Retrieved on February 25, 2015.〕 The first quarter of the novel occurs before the brain damage, while the remainder takes place after the brain damage. Prior to the accident Sarah is very busy with her work and in her personal life,〔 and this portion of the novel documents her daily routine. Sarah gets into an accident while looking through the contacts on her cell phone while driving.〔Atkinson, Nathalie. "(No need to be a brain surgeon for Lisa Genova's Left Neglected )" ((Archive )). ''National Post''. January 27, 2011. Retrieved on February 25, 2015.〕 After the accident she learns to live with her condition.〔 Sarah realizes she had previously neglected aspects of her life and she puts attention to them, hence the double meaning of the title "left neglected".〔Wilson, Craig. "(Genova's 'Left Neglected' boggles the mind, literally )" ((Archive )). ''USA Today''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved on February 25, 2015.〕 Sarah asks her husband to quit his job and the two move to a weekend house in Vermont while having new lifestyles and careers.〔 Craig Wilson of the ''USA Today'' characterized the ending as "a bit of a happy ending, or at least a things-are-getting-better ending."〔
The novel criticizes consumerism in the suburban lifestyle and the overwork that is often necessary to get the consumerism, since they result in neglect in personal life.〔
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