Though lacking the emotional impact for me of some of her other novels, this was still a deeply moving portrayal of what is, without doubt, a horrible disease. I do think part of my distance came from familiarity of the condition in fiction of course ([b:Frameshift|264941|Frameshift|Robert J. Sawyer|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394997124s/264941.jpg|256848] is one of my all-time favourite novels). It would make a cracking film, if you could find a lead to do it justice, and any literature that spreads positive disability awareness with such masterful writing is worth celebrating.