The Story of a Heart

“The parents of the donor, the little girl who died, are able to listen to her heart beating in the little boy whose life it saved. I have to tell you, as stories go, I am already beginning to weep just thinking about it. Again, it’s a book that once read is never forgotten. It’s told with extraordinary insight, medical knowledge and extraordinary sensitivity to the people involved. She tells their story, of something we take for granted, heart transplants, in a way that I’ve never seen it told before. It’s profoundly moving.” Read more...

The Best Nonfiction Books: The 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlist

Isabel Hilton, Journalist