{"product_id":"the-story-of-a-heart-profoundly-moving-and-at-the-same-time-wildly-inspiring-rob-delaney","title":"The Story of a Heart: 'Profoundly moving and at the same time wildly inspiring' Rob Delaney","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e AND \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDEAR LIF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eE AND \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBREATHTAKING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, A MAJOR TV DRAMA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'What a book . . . The perfect book' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChris Evans on Virgin Radio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Profoundly moving and at the same time wildly inspiring' Rob Delaney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Rachel Clarke's finest book yet' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Remarkable' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'The best narrative non-fiction I've read in years. Rachel Clarke has written a profound piece of investigative journalism and wrapped it up in poetry' Christie Watson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL and riveting book: w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eritten with such humanity, empathy and knowledge, such tact and drama and eloquence. Vital reading, lifelong revelation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLaura Cumming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first of our organs to form, the last to die, the heart is both a simple pump and the symbol of all that makes us human: as long as it continues to beat, we hope. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne summer day, nine-year-old Keira suffered catastrophic injuries in a car accident. Though her brain and the rest of her body began to shut down, her heart continued to beat. In an act of extraordinary generosity, Keira's parents and siblings agreed that she would have wanted to be an organ donor. Meanwhile nine-year-old Max had been hospitalised for nearly a year with a virus that was causing his young heart to fail. When Max's parents received the call they had been hoping for, they knew it came at a terrible cost to another family. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 Keira's heart and explores the history of the remarkable medical innovations that made it possible, stretching back over a century and involving the knowledge and dedication not just of surgeons but of countless physicians, immunologists, nurses and scientists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Story of a Heart \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a testament to compassion for the dying, the many ways we honour our loved ones, and the tenacity of love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54800918413689,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7882\/files\/story-oif-a-heart.jpg?v=1732214129","url":"https:\/\/www.prscshop.co.uk\/products\/the-story-of-a-heart-profoundly-moving-and-at-the-same-time-wildly-inspiring-rob-delaney","provider":"Stokes Croft China \u0026 PRSC Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}