Showing posts with label lobotomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lobotomy. Show all posts

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Remember: A Novel by Preston Lingle

Remember: A Novel by Preston Lingle,  182 pages

Not only is this a debut novel by a local author, he is one of my coworkers.  Remember is a book with a very interesting premise and I highly recommend giving it a read.   Remember is about two young men who have very different lives but share a common past.  Brent is super rich and lives in a mansion.  Patrick is a down and out homeless man who is on the outs with his family.  One day, the two encounter each other under bizarre circumstances.  The two soon discover they may not be who they really think they are.  I could not put the book down.  It was full of twists and turns.  Although, the ending will have you wanting more.  I would definitely read a sequel!

Saturday, June 25, 2016

The Missing Kennedy by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff

The Missing Kennedy by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff, 260 pages

The Missing Kennedy is a fascinating book about the eldest daughter of Rose and Joseph Kennedy.  From a young age, Rosemary Kennedy displayed signs of emotional and behavioral problems.  At the age of 23, Joseph Kennedy had a lobotomy performed on Rosemary, unbeknownst to Rosemary.  Joseph then had Rosemary sent to a Catholic-run home for the mentally disabled in rural Wisconsin.  This book is written by the niece of the Sister, Sister Paulus,  who cared for Rosemary during most of her adult life.  What is fascinating about this book is that it outlines Rosemary's relationship with her siblings, especially JFK, and her relationship with the Kennedy family after the death of Joseph Kennedy.  It also describes how Eunice Shriver started the Special Olympics.