Story of a Heart: Two Families, One Heart, and the Medical Miracle That Saved a Child's Life (Women's Prize for Non-Fiction Winner)

Winner of the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction | Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize

An unforgettable and inspiring true story of how one family’s grief transformed into a lifesaving gift—written by a bestselling author and palliative care doctor.

The first of our organs to form and the last to die, the heart is both a simple pump and the symbol of what makes us human; as long as it continues to beat, there is hope. In The Story of a Heart, Dr. Rachel Clarke blends the history of medical i...