The novel Still Alice is written by Lisa Genova which is appreciated in many ways based on her life. The key issue that is stated within the duration of the novel is the emotional and physical effects of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. I learned that the disease not only affects the person carrying it, but also their friends, family, and surroundings. Readers who do not acquire knowledge about the author, Lisa Genova, would not truly understand how the concept of early-onset Alzheimer’s is applied through the book. Lisa graduated from Bates College and has a degree in biopsychology. The fact that Lisa Genova is a neuroscientist plays a major part in how and why she wrote this book. In the book Alice says “they have me on antioxidant vitamins