A perfect life : a novel / Eileen Pollack.
"A young researcher at MIT, Jane Weiss is obsessed with finding the genetic marker for Valentine's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder. Her pursuit is deeply personal--Valentine's killed her mother, and she and her freewheeling sister Laurel could be genetic carriers; each has a fi...
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| Other title: | Brian E. Lebowitz Collection of 20th Century Jewish American Literature. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Donor: | Lebowitz copy gift of Brian E. Lebowitz. |
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New York, NY :
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "A young researcher at MIT, Jane Weiss is obsessed with finding the genetic marker for Valentine's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder. Her pursuit is deeply personal--Valentine's killed her mother, and she and her freewheeling sister Laurel could be genetic carriers; each has a fifty percent chance of developing the disease. Having seen firsthand the devastating effect Valentine's had on her parents' marriage, Jane is terrified she might become a burden on whomever she falls in love with and so steers clear of romantic entanglement"--Dust jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 375 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780062419170 (Cloth) 006241917X (Cloth) |
| Access: | LIMITED USE ITEM(S) : Use may be restricted to a CUB Libraries location. Patron will be contacted with details of use. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Lebowitz copy gift of Brian E. Lebowitz. |