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Product Description "If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me:/I had it from my father." William Shakespeare, "Henry VIII" Harry Stone's life is falling apart. At age forty-four, an English professor, he begins to dress in black and white and ride motorcycles in the night. After getting one of his students pregnant, he is forced to resign from the University. Unable to tolerate his strange, sometimes cruel behavior, his wife, Sandy, throws him out of the house. His younger brother Roger, an internist, is puzzled by his actions until he discovers that Harry is suffering from HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE, a rare genetic condition which he, himself is at risk to develop. Narrated by Roger, Devil's Dance is ultimately the story of brothers locked in a love-hate relationship under the shadow of this deadly illness. Review "Although the characters in DEVIL'S DANCE are fictitious, the devastating effects HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE has on its victims and their families are not. The Huntington's Disease Society of America thanks Dr. Karlen for supporting us in our mission to h families through education and research." -- Karen Johnson, President, Huntington's Disease Society of America/NJ Chapter "DEVIL'S DANCE hits home for anyone connected with Huntington's Disease. It also serves as an accurate account for the uninitiated of the havoc the illness wreaks. Finally, DEVIL'S DANCE functions as an exciting, intriguing, suspense-crime novel, a real page-turner." -- Hugh Sherry, Huntington's caregiver and parent of two at risk children "In DEVIL'S DANCE, Richard Karlen offers a vivid and compelling window in the experience of Hungtington's Disease, and the tragic impact such an illness can have on a family." -- Musa Mayer, author of ADVANCED BREAST CANCER: A Guide to living with Metastatic Disease From the Author I first became aware of HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE (HD) in the mid 1980's, when a close friend, who was at risk