Isn't Talking - book about autism

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This got a better review in People than it did on amazon. Isn't Talking : A Novel (Hardcover)by Marti Leimbach Leimbach (Dying Young) notes on the back of the galley that she has modeled her title character on her own autistic son; the result is moving, frequently funny and never mawkish. The novel is narrated by Marsh, an American woman living in England who seems to have it all: , a rich if somewhat starchy husband; , a vivacious daughter; and an adorable son named . But after a normal infancy, is beginning to behave strangely—throwing tantrums, walking on his toes, still seeking his mother's breast and refusing to talk. As unravels, remains in denial, until the dreaded diagnosis of autism is delivered. The marriage falls apart, but does not. She embarks on a frustrating, heroic mission to get the best treatment for her son, eventually entrusting his care to Andy O'Connor, a behaviorist with a dubious reputation. But his unorthodox methods get results, and soon, a bit too predictably, a romance blossoms between Andy and . While the novel lacks the

literary ambition of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Leimbach does succeed in making us care about and his progress. (Apr.) Copyright © Business Information, a division of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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