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Deeply human, humbling and hopeful
This book caught me off guard and is now one of my favourite things I have read all year. It follows the journey of a heart transplant through the connecti... READ MORE
A compelling, moving, wondrous book - cannot recommend this enough!
Certainly a contender for one of my reads of the year. Nine-year-old Keira suffers devastating injuries in a car crash, while hundreds of miles away, nine-... READ MORE
Heartbreakingly beautiful and moving
It is such a treat to read a book such as this. Clarke does a phenomenal job of taking the reader on the journey with Keira's heart, in such a kind and com... READ MORE
Beautiful, important & incredible
It’s so difficult to sum up just how much this book touched me, so many tears were shed. It was so beautifully written, the care taken when telling the sto... READ MORE
A richly deserving winner of the Women's Prize for Non Fiction
The Story of a Heart is both an utterly heartbreaking yet essential piece of writing. Clarke carefully balances the history of organ transplants and donor ... READ MORE
A human story of hope, kindness, and true medical ingenuity
There are few books that have affected me as deeply as this one did. I had a perception that this was going to be a thoroughly researched book on the fasc... READ MORE
Stunning
Here is the narrative of two children and one heart; a deftly told story of one organ transplant and the tiny miracles performed every day that allow this ... READ MORE
Synopsis
Winner of the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025
This is the unforgettable story of how one family's grief transformed into a lifesaving gift. With tremendous compassion and clarity, Dr Rachel Clarke relates the urgent journey of a young girl's heart and explores a history of remarkable medical innovations , stretching back over a century and involving the knowledge and dedication not just of surgeons but of countless physicians, immunologists, nurses and scientists.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9780349145617
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 24 mm
- Weight: 231g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allLonglisted for Women's Prize - Non Fiction - 2025
This magnificent book has been on my pile to read for a few months, I knew it would be brilliant but I confess I was a little worried about the emotional i... READ MORE
A beautifully insightful and emotionally driven book.
The perfect mix of correct science and raw, realistic emotion regarding heart transplant. This book compliments every effort of the grieving donor family, ... READ MORE
Magical and (literally) heart-breaking
Such an accomplished record of every piece of scientific research that has led us to the successful heart transplants that we benefit from today. And the h... READ MORE