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Title:
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Story of a Heart, The |
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Authors:
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Clark, Rachel |
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Genre:
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Non Fiction |
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Pages:
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288 |
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Year:
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2025 |
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Publisher:
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Little, Brown Book Group |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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The 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.
One 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.
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 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.
The Story of a Heart is a testament to compassion for the dying, the many ways we honour our loved ones, and the tenacity of love. Little, Brown Book Group, Taken from the book blurb.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:
Compassionate and insightful expose of a topic not many people know details about, nor hopefully have to encounter.
Technical at times, but the science is well communicated for layperson reading.
A must read for increasing our donor numbers in N.Z.
A most interesting book. Generally I gave it high marks. I recommend that the BDS purchase it.
The book contains quite a lot of history relating to heart transplantation, it will appeal to people interested in medical matters.
I think most people would find this book well worth reading. It is well-written and tells a compelling story.
Can't recommend this book enough, so well-written, easy to read and engaging.
It's a really challenging topic to read about and it is difficult to explain why it's also good enough to bring joy, as well as sadness.
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Categories:
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Non-fiction, Grief/loss, Medical/Health, Morals/Ethics, Just Added, 2027_2 Titles |
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