num_pages: 199
description: Chronicles one woman's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her sons' painful witness to the tragedy, which is enhanced by their careers in philosophy and neurology and by strengthened family bonds
language: English
title: Scar Tissue
titlecomplete: Scar Tissue
genres: Fiction, Canada
ratings_count: 336
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Booker Prize
publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux