![]() ![]() ![]() The romance they share is marked not by fireworks, but certainly by love and commitment. Otherwise, he could be Everyman (albeit an unusually bright one). He is her instructor yet offers her rides on his moped - this means of transportation one of his few quirks. Preternaturally young when he receives tenure, he has written multiple bestselling books on Shakespeare and is amply rewarded with a Guggenheim, a MacArthur genius grant, and other accolades. Spence Robin is a professor at Columbia and a wunderkind. When acting doesn’t work out, she enters a graduate program at Columbia University, determined not to be just another student seeking an “MRS degree.” Pru Steiner is a failed actress who has moved to New York City with the same big dreams as so many others. That very simplicity is what moves the reader illness can happen to anyone and need not be accompanied by excessive drama. ![]() There are no big blow-ups, even during the most contentious conflicts. It is about how the disease can destroy even the most brilliant mind and strain the strongest of relationships. Joshua Henkin’s Morningside Heights is a story of one family and how its patriarch’s Alzheimer’s affects each member. ![]()
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